The Real Loser of the V.P. Debate
It’s our politics.
By M. Gessen and Jillian Weinberger
M. Gessen
M. Gessen is an Opinion columnist for The Times. They won a George Polk award for opinion writing in 2024. They are the author of 11 books, including "The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia," which won the National Book Award in 2017.
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History shows that stupidity and autocracy aren’t mutually exclusive. In fact, they go hand in hand.
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