Letter From An American

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This weekend there are two major anniversaries for the history of civil rights in the United States.

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MAGA world is performing over-the-top outrage over a photo former Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey posted on Instagram, where he has been teasing a new novel.

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Perhaps in frustration, this season’s writers of the saga of American history are making their symbolism increasingly obvious.

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On May 8, political scientists Steven Levitsky, Lucan Way, and Daniel Ziblatt published an op-ed in the New York Times reminding readers that most modern authoritarian leaders are elected.

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While President Donald Trump’s billionaire sidekick Elon Musk has said he is pulling back from his work with the “Department of Government Efficiency,” he is with Trump today in Saudi Arabia, along with representatives from leaders from some of the biggest companies in the United States.

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The biggest news over the weekend was silence: the silence of Republicans.

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