Lincoln Mitchell
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Professor @Columbia, analyst,writer&kibitzer of American politics, foreign policy,Eurasia, baseball&San Francisco. https://t.co/WL0MgrlcNR
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1 week ago |
lincolnmitchell.substack.com | Lincoln Mitchell
During the last Democratic mayoral debate there was a heated exchange, actually several heated exchanges, between the two frontrunners Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo. This particular one occurred during a discussion, again not surprisingly, of antisemitism. Within a few minutes of each other, both men invoked the name of Ed Koch, the three-term mayor of New York who served in that job from 1978-1989.
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1 week ago |
lincolnmitchell.substack.com | Lincoln Mitchell
Over the last ten days or so, one Democratic US Senator, Alex Padilla of California, was removed from a room and handcuffed for trying to ask a member of Trump’s cabinet a question, and the New York City Comptroller Brad Lander was manhandled and arrested for the crime of demanding to see a warrant. The warrant was never produced. Between those two events a Democratic lawmaker in the state of Minnesota was shot and killed by a anti-choice zealot.
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1 week ago |
lincolnmitchell.substack.com | Lincoln Mitchell
Monday marks the tenth anniversary of Donald Trump descending on that now famous escalator at Trump towers to announce his first presidential campaign. Since that day, Trump has been the central figure in American politics. He has been the person, even when out of office and not in the middle of a campaign, around whom, for better or worse-and almost always for worse-American politics has revolved.
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2 weeks ago |
asiatimes.com | Lincoln Mitchell
Donald Trump’s plan for a military parade on June 14, 2025, officially to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army as well as coinciding with the president’s 79th birthday, is yet another indication of his affinity for authoritarian leaders and regimes.
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2 weeks ago |
lincolnmitchell.substack.com | Lincoln Mitchell
When looking at the events of the past few days in Los Angeles it is essential to understand that for authoritarian leaders of any kind maintaining the loyalty of the security forces is an absolute top priority. An authoritarian leader who cannot depend on those security forces will always be vulnerable.
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In today’s #MitchellMinute I reflect on the one year anniversary of the Trump Biden debate. https://t.co/TG4kfbclbO
I was interviewed at the Conversation about the New York mayoral election. https://t.co/isvvLvR1rL
In today's #MitchellMinute I reflect on what other cities can learn from Mamdani's win in New York. https://t.co/cRtugy55CP