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...will one day be able to offer a longer view on that one. Right now, I suggest that Trump’s victory should remind us just how fragile the social and political order we take for granted is – and how quickly an advanced democracy can be dragged into barbarism.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....

...as a pop icon and his campaign and victory as an extended performance might sound flippant – but it’s crucial that we see this for what it is. Trump’s shocking ascent to the top job indicates that the role of the politician really has finally merged with the role of the rock star. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....

...It seems highly likely therefore that Nov. 8, 2016 will go down in the history books as a major turning point in American history. The 2016 election defied the conventional wisdom from start to finish. It is probably a safe bet that the Trump presidency will be just as unpredictable. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....

...to foresee many press conferences and meetings with a President Trump where the British prime minister and officials are left disgusted, aghast and struggling to explain to themselves, let alone Britain’s parliament, public and allies, why relations with the USA are worth maintaining. This article was originally published by the LSE US Centre blog under a CC-BY licence...

...article, shows what can happen. Thomas Vicino has chronicled the phenomenon in other towns, such as Farmer’s Branch, Texas or Carpentersville, Illinois. There are very few ZIP codes that have seen change on this scale, hence the small sample and wide error bars toward the right. Still, this confirms what virtually all the academic research shows: rapid ethnic change...

...post-capitalist” society could look like. The days of cynicism may be over but that does not mean that nihilism has won forever. In this spirit, it is essential to promote an alternative politics that would make replacing the current order truly worthwhile. [The Conversation]This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....

...article was posted, there are no reports of widespread cyberattacks or other digital interference against state voting systems. Of course, since votes are still being tallied, we’re not in the clear yet. But current indications are that this was a fairly uneventful election, from a cybersecurity perspective at least. So far, we’ve seen no public evidence of Russian...

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