During Donald Trump’s first presidency, his staunch political opponents became known as “the resistance.” The label will doubtless return during his second term.
But that gets the action-reaction dynamic backward. If you step back from immediate political skirmishes, a moment’s reflection makes clear: it’s Trump himself who leads a movement of resistance.
What Trump and his allies resist are the giant waves of cultural, economic, and governmental change that have reshaped the United States and the world in recent decades. The intensity of their grievances doesn’t lessen the futility of trying to recreate the past – even with control of the White House, Congress, and the Supreme Court. …..more
