There’s a Reason Even ‘Smart’ People Surrender to Trump

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The deputy editor of Opinion, Patrick Healy, speaks with the columnist M. Gessen about why so many people and institutions, including Democrats, have bent the knee to Trump, despite strongly disagreeing with him.Thoughts? Email us at [email protected]. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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M. Gessen and Patrick Healy try to reckon with the president’s whiplash authoritarianism.

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