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Notes on a failed putsh and a possibly successful counter-coup?

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Matthew Yglesias
Jan 11, 2021
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Hey folks, happy Monday. I’m back in DC after a few weeks in scenic Maine and excited for the Biden Era to begin.

But before that happens I want to talk about a cheery subject that I’ve been interested in for a long time — the collapse of constitutional government in the United States.

Juan Linz’s revenge

The late political scientist Juan Linz observed i…

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