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A small man’s big bet on male insecurity

Scholar Robert S. McElvaine on the inner life of Trump’s appeal to restive men

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Oct 28, 2024
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Donald Trump is betting the farm that enough American men are too insecure and afraid of the future to sustain a faith in, and vote for, liberal democracy. Is he right?

Today we have a guest post on that topic from Ink reader and fellow newsletter writer Robert S. McElvaine. He is a historian and professor emeritus at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississ…

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