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David Brooks, E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel take a temp check on Trump’s second term.
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Opinion | When Authoritarianism Looms, Old Friends Reunite

David Brooks, E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel take a temp check on Trump’s second term.

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