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Article: It IS Happening Here - Will Fascism take hold in America or will the principles 'For Which It Stands' prevail?

Article: It IS Happening Here - Will Fascism take hold in America or will the principles 'For Which It Stands' prevail?

<p>Richard White and Brad DeLong consider how the megabillionaire&#39;s bid for Twitter stacks up against other efforts by the ultra-rich to build media empires &ndash; is it&nbsp;more about attention and less about advancing financial interests?&nbsp;</p>

Historical biography is a perennially popular genre, but in academia, “great man” accounts of history have been unfashionable for a couple of generations. Most historians focus on broad structural factors. They are not wrong. The great man theory is a limited frame through which to view history, not least because it ignores half the human population. It remains useful though — underrated, even — as a way to understand leadership in an era of hyperpartisanship. The current emphasis on structural influences reflects a turn away from traditional political history and its focus on the clas...

The Trump Trial Wouldn’t Have Been Possible Without This Impeachment The House managers in 1876 thought they had established a precedent. They did not count on modern Republicans. Secretary of War William Belknap resigned moments before being impeached in 1876.Credit...Library of Congress/Corbis -- VCG, via Getty Images By Richard White Mr. White is a historian who has written extensively about Reconstruction, the Gilded Age and the making of modern America. He has twice been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Feb. 8, 2021 What is the purpose of impeachment? Is it remedial — a polit...