Trump’s soft power grab
In an age of brutality, the vibe shift orchestrated by the Maga regime is the US president’s greatest victory yet.
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John Gray
John Gray is an author and contributing writer to the New Statesman. His latest book is The New Leviathans: Thoughts After Liberalism (Allen Lane).
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