When did it first dawn on you that Covid would turn the world upside down? For most of us, it was the second week of March 2020. It was the week Tom Hanks got Covid, the NBA and March Madness shut down, and the lockdown began. I remember the specific day: March 11, 2020. The last week may go down as a similar turning point for American democracy.

From September 10, when Charlie Kirk was assassinated, to September 17, when Jimmy Kimmel was pulled off the air under pressure from the Trump administration, the shift has been unmistakable. For years, critics warned about Donald Trump’s authoritarian instincts. But many brushed off those concerns.

After all, Biden could have done more on immigration. Crime is a real problem in many cities. Trump has always been litigious. It was easy to ration

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