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What I Tell My Non-American Friends

Contrary to some commentary, Donald Trump’s presidency does not represent a profound threat to the American political system. But it does reflect deep-rooted problems in the US – namely, rising social and regional inequalities – and poses a threat to multilateral institutions.

CAMBRIDGE – I frequently travel overseas, and invariably my foreign friends ask, with varying degrees of bewilderment: What in the world is going on in your country? Here is what I say.

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