Jennifer Siegel
Jennifer Siegel is a professor of history at Ohio State University.
Jennifer Siegel is a professor of history at Ohio State University.
Not only did Donald Trump win last week’s US presidential election decisively – winning some three million more votes than his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris – but the Republican Party he now controls gained majorities in both houses on Congress. Given the far-reaching implications of this result – for both US democracy and global stability – understanding how it came about is essential.