The presidency of Donald Trump has similarities to these 17th century monarchs who did not complete their their reigns as expected. What might we learn from such comparisons? 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_II_of_England

While James II did have a Catholic wife when he abdicated, his first wife Anne had passed away in 1671. His son's mother was James' second wife, Mary of Modena.

Today I learned that the Liberator, which stopped publication in 1865 with the abolition of slavery, was succeeded by The Nation, which is still published today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Liberator_(newspaper)

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