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I study despots. The president of Belarus is one; Donald Trump, the current US president, is not. But Trump is acting like a despot's apprentice—an understudy in authoritarian tactics— who threatens to corrupt democracy beyond repair. A year since his election in November 2016, he has already done serious dam-age-and it could get much worse.
— Jan 25, 2026 10:46AM
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Wien Fung
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I study despots. The president of Belarus is one; Donald Trump, the current US president, is not. But Trump is acting like a despot's apprentice—an understudy in authoritarian tactics— who threatens to corrupt democracy beyond repair. A year since his election in November 2016, he has already done serious dam-age-and it could get much worse.
— Jan 25, 2026 10:46AM
Wien Fung
is on page 2 of 324
I study despots. The president of Belarus is one; Donald Trump, the current US president, is not. But Trump is acting like a despot's apprentice—an understudy in authoritarian tactics— who threatens to corrupt democracy beyond repair. A year since his election in November 2016, he has already done serious dam-age-and it could get much worse.
— Jan 25, 2026 10:46AM
