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Bubble Autocracy
Bubble Autocracy
October 20, 2025 at 9:14 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 15 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2025/10/20/bubble-autocracy/
Paul Krugman: “Donald Trump has not yet consolidated anything like absolute political power. But parts of our society — the Republican Party and a number of supposedly independent institutions like, say, CBS — are in effect living inside a bubble in which they operate as if he has.”
“Within that bubble, a cult of personality around Trump has been built, a cult of personality worthy of Kim Jong Un. And to show their fealty to Dear Leader, Republicans must engage in bizarre rhetoric.”