Despite 200 years of institutions intended to prevent it, the U.S. was barely able to eject an authoritarian-curious demagogue, only succeeding thanks to a glob

Despite 200 years of institutions intended to prevent it, the U.S. was barely able to eject an authoritarian-curious demagogue, only succeeding thanks to a global pandemic changing just enough voters’ minds, and the courage of Capitol police. I’m more sympathetic to Russians being unable to rid themselves of a tyrant than I would have been 10 years ago, although not at all sympathetic to their active support of him and his genocidal war, constant drumbeat of propaganda or no.