NYC opinion: M. Gessen columnist provides reasons for why he says the U.S. has become a "police state." Don't let them distract you, we are here.

“Today we mark 80 years since the joyous day in our history: the Liberation, May 8, 1945. But it was not a day of joy for everyone. The war continued to cast long shadows over the lives of innocent people (…) Many had lost so much. For some, the war never ended.” – King Harald

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"Freedom will not be guaranteed us, if we do not know how to use the small space of freedom which has been left us." — Hans-Georg Gadamer, The Idea of the University – Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (1992)

Here is my best guidance for action, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons more than eight years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century." snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...