
The Second Jacksonian Age
Mar 4, 2021 highlights the striking similarities between the current political era and an earlier “epoch of the hoax.”
Gordon S. Wood, Professor Emeritus of History at Brown University, is the author of The Radicalism of the American Revolution, The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States, and Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815.
Mar 4, 2021 highlights the striking similarities between the current political era and an earlier “epoch of the hoax.”
After a gradual decade-long democratization process, Myanmar’s military seized power again in February and is waging a ruthless crackdown against unarmed civilian protesters. A major escalation of the ongoing turmoil – civil war is a growing possibility – would have implications far beyond the country’s borders.