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Kathryn McGarr on Trumpism and lessons from American history

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

November 15, 2024

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UW-Madison journalism professor Kathryn McGarr considers questions about historical parallels between the second Trump administration and the mid-20th century's America First movement and McCarthyism.

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