How the politics of 2020 created the nightmare of 2025

Even before the election, events sharpened Trumpist populism

Over the past month or so, there have been occasional reminders of where we were five years ago – the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and the unfolding of a surreal year. With the benefit of hindsight, what stands out about 2020 is how much potential for real and systemic change seemed to be there, and how little actually happened. Stepping back from the…