Trumpism reveals authoritarian colours
The Jan. 6 riots in Washington displayed the authoritarian colours of Trumpism more vividly than ever before, as his cronies and enablers like Ted Cruz saw fit to carry on the circus a little bit longer before the insurrectionists arrived.
TORONTO—For years, people have expressed anxiety about Donald Trump and democracy. His chummy attitude towards macho authoritarians, like Vladimir Putin and Victor Orban, and his denunciation of the press as “enemies of the people,” were flashing signals hidden by a thin populist veneer and a ...
