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Power, Violence and Trump's Collapse: Grasping Possible Futures in November's Political Events

What a difference a month makes: at the end of October, President Donald Trump's grasp on Congressional Republicans and central institutions of executive power seem unshakeable, his rush to consolidate autocratic power against the apparently fragile limits of the checks and balances of America's constitutional architecture succeeding far better than many had hoped or feared. As we approach the end of November, Trump appears diminished, Congressional Republicans restive, a sizable majority of the American people no longer tempted by strong man politics having witnessed what it looks like in action. To explain this apparently rapid turnabout we turn this week to political philosophy for insight, specifically the musing of Jean Jacques Rousseau and Hannah Arendt on the important if under-appreciated distinction between power and violence.