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Fascism is a recurring temptation to free societies. Several simple lessons from anthropology, history, and psychology offer a potent defense against the fascist playbook.

I wasn’t really animated by politics until Trump came along,” G. told me. “I was, like, ‘Wow, America could be something ...

America's underwhelming outrage over the Epstein files exposes a deeper failure to hold public officials accountable.

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