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Art by Brandon Celi, New York TimesI wrote this for the New York Times, based on themes I’ve explored here on Social Studies. Hope you like it. —LW

<a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6AM4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1e660403-3c66-4d39-bf16-2f90b5a4b15c_1434x1438.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>Art by Brandon Celi, New York Times<p>I wrote <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/opinion/donald-trump-pagan-king.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LVA.eon6.c_DQUtIKgFLc&amp;smid=url-share" rel="noopener noreferrer">this</a> for the New York Times, based on themes I’ve explored here on Social Studies.</p><p>Hope you like it.</p><p>—LW</p><p></p>

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