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Podcast: New Books in American Politics
Episode: On Trump as a âWorld Historical Individualâ with author John B. Judis
Description: The philosopher G.W.F. Hegel âviewed history as consisting of stages punctuated by times of upheaval,â the author John B. Judis wrote in a recent essay for NOTUS, and âassigned to what he called âworld-historical individualsâ a special role in spurring the transition from one era to another.â Trump, Judis posited, âis exactly such an individual,â comparable in this respect to Alexander the Great, Caesar and Napoleon. In our conversation, we discuss this propositionâincluding the forces that brought Trump to this role and the bleak destiny that typically greets âworld-historical individuals.â Judis is the author of a number of books, includin...