The revenge of the 1980s

We're having an '80s moment in our politics and our culture. Make it stop!

President Trump.
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If you squint hard enough, 2018 looks a lot like 1988, only with cooler phones.

Think about it: Politically, we're once again led by a septuagenarian president who made his name in showbiz, a politician who presides over a skyrocketing stock market while delivering huge tax cuts and exploding deficits all wrapped up in a bow of racial grievance.

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Joel Mathis, The Week US

Joel Mathis is a freelance writer who has spent nine years as a syndicated columnist, co-writing the RedBlueAmerica column as the liberal half of a point-counterpoint duo. His work also regularly appears in National Geographic, The Kansas City Star and Heatmap News. His awards include best online commentary at the Online News Association and (twice) at the City and Regional Magazine Association.