Tag: Donald Trump
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Trump and the Nobel Peace Prize: Peacemaker or Pretender?
← Back to Democratic Backsliding & Authoritarian Drift Donald Trump wants the Nobel Peace Prize. That’s certainly a notion worth pondering, preferably while trying to keep a straight face. I gave it a fair shot. Sat down at the computer, searched for a list of Americans who’ve earned that honor in recent decades. Then, with…
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Trump’s Cognitive Decline and Authoritarianism
← Back to Democratic Backsliding & Authoritarian Drift When Power and Reality Diverge Most of us know a neighbor, a parent, or a close friend who’s entered a stage of life where age begins to affect how they communicate, move and make decisions. So when we saw all of those same signs in Joe Biden,…