Has the celebrity era in American politics come to a close?
This might seem like a peculiar question to ask in the wake of Donald Trump’s second presidential victory. Here he comes, again, the faded reality TV star-turned-world-historical disruptor, a ludicrous showman who may, by the end of the 2020s, end up as consequential for the American political landscape as Ronald Reagan or Richard Nixon. This is the apotheosis of celebrity – isn’t it?
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