November 1918. The first global war had ended. The emperors and the top-hatted politicians had failed. They’d shattered the optimism of the modern world. For many, especially on the losing side ...

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Americans are either woefully ignorant of history, or Americans are woefully stupid. Maybe both. I’m talking about the people who voted donald trump into dictatorship. (I will not capitalize ...