The roots of the crisis for the future of America

The roots of the crisis for the future of America
Peter Bale
This article was first published in June last year.It’s rare that David Bowie, Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan all end up quoted in the same commentary, let alone in company with Joseph Stalin.But in this case, drawing on memorable statements from each of them can help explain the crisis enveloping the United States, why it matters and why Americans can seem so hard to understand.Their quotes are a kind of short cut to the elements behind what may be the greatest crisis of democratic values since World War Two.“I'm afraid of A...

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