The lack of a thriving youth movement in opposition to Trump is a canary-in-the-coal-mine warning of the deterioration of American exceptionalism.
Thomas B. Edsall is the Joseph Pulitzer II and Edith Pulitzer Moore Professor of National Affairs Journalism at Columbia University. He specializes in strategic and demographic trends in American politics, covering topics such as elections, government, public policy, and international affairs. His insights and analyses have been featured in The Salt Lake Tribune, The New York Times, New Zealand Herald, and Environmental Health News.
