And Apart from That, How Did You Like the Play, Mrs. Lincoln?

In this video, Jason Stanley, professor of philosophy at Yale and author of Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future, makes it sound as if the authoritarians are bound to win.

Stanley’s pessimism contrasts with David Brooks, who contends that Trump isn’t organized enough to be a Mussolini. That, according to Brooks, is the good news. The bad news is that he’s an anarchist.

But I digress. I take Professor Stanley’s point about the fascist oligarchs. But our side has its own billionaires. Contrary to what your instinct might be, IMHO, our side needs to work with them—and to discourage any of them planning to leave the country.