The Logic of Militant Democracy: From domestic concentration camps to the war on terror
Udi Greenberg writes about the historical precedent to the detention camps in Texas. Despite its best efforts, the Trump Administration has sparked an intense interest in American history. The President's assault on equality is so breathtaking that one of the few ways to make sense of it is to view it as product of long and well-established traditions. Many Americans have therefore reacted to the administration's actions with a renewed look at the darker sides of their country's past.
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