Thomas Zimmer (@tzimmer_history)

This week, I asked my readers for feedback and what they’re looking for from political writers. Their responses tell of a pervasive sense of exasperation with politics, the search for ways out of this mess, and the longing for optimism amidst the chaos. <a target="_blank" href="https://steady.pag...

Here’s the thing: Many scholars and observers saw this clearly and spent the entire Trump era trying to get America’s civic and political institutions to acknowledge the threat and act accordingly - while constantly being derided by the Very Serious Pundit class as “alarmists.” <a target="_blank" hr...