An aggressive administration fires federal employees, changes geographical names and appoints a vaccine skeptic to high office. Opponents of the president challenge many of his initiatives in court. The executive branch defies court orders. The House minority leader stages a sit-in on the steps of the Capitol. A Republican senator deplores his party’s ties to Wall Street and business interests. Pro-Palestinian students take over buildings and pour red paint on revered campus monuments.
This is not a moderate moment in America.
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