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How a President Should Be: Authenticity as Democracy’s Lifeline

How a President Should Be: Authenticity as Democracy’s Lifeline

At first, I grappled with the electorate’s paradoxical dance with authenticity. Now I see it as straightforward--and democracy’s last hope for survival.

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Oct 08, 2024
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After Donald Trump’s 2016 inauguration, my public-facing role as a presidential historian dramatically shifted from sage to therapist. From lecture halls to champagne-soaked wedding receptions, a dis…

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