Thoughts about the USA — Part 7 — (for abbreviations, scroll down to the end of this article) It turns out that we are not better than this… What just happened? What will happen between now and January 20th? What do I hope happens between now and January 20th? What will change after January 20th? What should Biden…

Thoughts about the USA — Part 6 — (for abbreviations, scroll down to the end of this article) It turns out that we are not better than this… What just happened? What will happen between now and January 20th? What do I hope happens between now and January 20th? What will change after January 20th? What should Biden…

Thoughts about the USA — Part 5 — (for abbreviations, scroll down to the end of this article) It turns out that we are not better than this… What just happened? What will happen between now and January 20th? What do I hope happens between now and January 20th? What will change after January 20th? What should Biden…

Thoughts about the USA — Part 4 — (for abbreviations, scroll down to the end of this article) It turns out that we are not better than this… What just happened? What will happen between now and January 20th? What do I hope happens between now and January 20th? What will change after January 20th? What should Biden…

Thoughts about the USA — Part 3 — (for abbreviations, scroll down to the end of this article) It turns out that we are not better than this… What just happened? What will happen between now and January 20th? What do I hope happens between now and January 20th? What will change after January 20th? What should Biden…

Thoughts about the USA — Part 2 — (for abbreviations, scroll down to the end of this article) It turns out that we are not better than this… What just happened? What will happen between now and January 20th? What do I hope happens between now and January 20th? What will change after January 20th? What should Biden…

Thoughts about the USA — Part 1 — It turns out that we are not better than this… A common refrain over the past four years has been that Donald Trump is not America… America is better than this. Well, despite having had four years to get to know Trump, despite seeing almost a quarter of a million…

Are you alarmed and dismayed by Trump’s populism / authoritarianism? Do you prefer to live in a relatively peaceful and free liberal democracy, as opposed to an autocratic police state? …

I have been asked by various people who read my first piece here on Medium (Trump is Predictable… despite being Unpredictable) for a similar piece that looks backwards rather than forwards… explaining how Trump came to power, rather than what is going to happen next. So, here you go. …