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When it's Good to Be Wrong

U.S. Politics and Renewed Hope for Democracy

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Chrissy Stroop
Aug 03, 2024
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For nearly the last decade, my warnings and pessimism about the dire state of American politics and institutions have usually panned out. I have often said that I would prefer to be wrong about certain things, like the highly authoritarian nature of the post-1960s Republican Party and the now obvious fact that they would not refrain from overturning Roe…

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