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Once again, we will assess drastic changes in style and policies. Will our rush to authoritarianism persist or stall? What do we predict for this fall’s mid-term elections? Will they even occur as before? Or will more partisan redistricting, military occupations, and new election rules shape outcomes? Looking back, what do we make of disruptions of the past eighteen months? Public confidence? An improved economy? Impact of tariffs? An empowered presidency? Weakened civil society? A shrunken federal government re: health, welfare, science, and climate? Federal involvement in private business? Military invasions of cities? Financial and moral corruption? What has the assault on immigrants done at home and abroad? And how has the U.S. dealt with challenges in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and East Asia? Will recent trends continue and strengthen? Or will they meet resistance from Republicans, Democrats, Congress, federal courts, state governments, and the public? Jeffrey Bernstein studies and teaches political science and American politics at Eastern Michigan University (EMU). Jeffrey specializes in public opinion and political behavior. Michael Homel is Professor Emeritus of history at EMU. Mike’s special expertise is in the fields of 20th century American history and American urban history. Larry Kestenbaum is the Washtenaw County Clerk/Register of Deeds. He is the creator and owner of the Internet’s most comprehensive source for American political biography, PoliticalGraveyard.com.
