Friday, March 14, 2025

“Imperialism and Totalitarianism Go Hand-in-Hand”: M. Gessen on Trump’s Policies at Home & Abroad

Mar 14, 2025 | We speak with the acclaimed Russian American writer M. Gessen, who says Donald Trump has entered his second term prepared to enact his radical Project 2025 agenda, including a crackdown on LGBTQ rights and dissent. Gessen, who has spent decades writing about authoritarianism at home and abroad, argues that while he was something of an “accidental president” in his first term, “Trump has been transformed by power” and is now increasingly “imperialist” and “totalitarian.”


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