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Are we living through “American Carnage” the sequel, or Donald Trump’s “Golden Age”? This week, Ross Douthat and Carlos Lozada welcome back Lydia Polgreen to take stock of the president’s first days in office and debate what his many norm-bending actions reveal about how he plans to govern.
Plus, Lydia starts an adventure in mediocrity.
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