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September 26, 2023

REVIEW: Could America Survive the Trump Presidency, Part II?

September 26, 2023/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Could America Survive the Trump Presidency, Part II?

Contemplating a Return of What Lincoln Called “the Same Old Serpent”

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September 26, 2023/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Democracy, Republicans
April 19, 2022

5 HOT BOOKS: How Democracies Fall Apart, Digging Up Problematic Ancestors, and More

April 19, 2022/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: How Democracies Fall Apart, Digging Up Problematic Ancestors, and More

And a Look at the Powerful Newspapers That Backed Hitler

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April 19, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Democracy, Geneology
June 16, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: The Real Melania Trump, How to Fix Our Democracy, and More

June 16, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: The Real Melania Trump, How to Fix Our Democracy, and More

And a Deep Look at Migration — of People, Birds, and Other Movers — and its Impact on the World

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June 16, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Melania Trump, Democracy, Migration
March 16, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: The 'Poison' of American Racism, How Do We Save Democracy?, and More

March 16, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: The 'Poison' of American Racism, How Do We Save Democracy?, and More

And the Story of a Modernist Mies van der Rohe Architectural Masterpiece

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March 16, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Racism, Democracy, Architecture, Mies van der Rohe
February 03, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: How to Save Democracy from Trump, a Drug-Addiction Tragedy, and More

February 03, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: How to Save Democracy from Trump, a Drug-Addiction Tragedy, and More

And a Paris Review Editor’s Kaleidoscopic Baseball Novel

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February 03, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Democracy, Drug Addiction, Presidential Authors
January 18, 2018

READ THIS: "Trumpocracy" is the Trump Takedown We Need Right Now

January 18, 2018/ Adam Cohen
READ THIS: "Trumpocracy" is the Trump Takedown We Need Right Now

David Frum Has Been Keeping Track of the Ways Our Democracy Has Been Degraded So Far

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January 18, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Donald Trump, Democracy, Fascism, Presidency
April 13, 2016

REVIEW: Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman Reflects on 20 Years of Speaking Truth to Power

April 13, 2016/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman Reflects on 20 Years of Speaking Truth to Power

Her account is as much media criticism as political critique

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April 13, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Democracy, Radicalism, Television, Media, Politics
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