The bard celebrates two other fine practitioners of the art, and laments a lost brewer
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SYLVIA HIKINS admires an analysis of how the US right create the dissatisfactions upon which they capitalise politically
US Capitol during the January 6, 2021 attack on the building
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This right-wing conspiracy theory is used to justify the coercive measures against gender, race and labour rights that best serve capitalism, attests GAVIN O’TOOLE
KENNY MONROSE recommends a new exhibition that highlights the significance of Black British music
ANGUS REID is bowled over by an exuberant film about the making of Keith Jarrett’s legendary concert
MARIA DUARTE, FIONA O’CONNOR and ANDY HEDGECOCK review Savage House, Enzo, Madfabulous, and Erupcja
CHRIS SEARLE recommends a work of love and deep admiration for a great musician
Institutions Under Siege - Donald Trump’s Attack on the Deep State
John. L. Campbell, Cambridge University Press, £22.99
UNLIKE democratic government, which is elected by and accountable to its citizens, the deep state operates behind the scenes without having gone through the electoral process.
Usually, institutional change means systems moving slowly and incrementally, but when Donald Trump occupied the White House, this concept was overturned — change was rapid and radical and became part of the legacy of Trump’s presidency.
In his book, Institutions Under Siege, leading political sociologist John Campbell, Emeritus Professor at Dartmouth College, uses a combination of solid evidence and innovative thinking to demonstrate how Trump undermined most of the key US democratic institutions, and goes on to sharply analyse the damage done.
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