OPINION WEEKEND newsletter for Jan. 4-5, 2025

Republicans’ trust in accuracy of US elections jumps after Trump’s win | How the Democrats Lost the Working Class | Presidents Expect Loyalty. Trump Demands Fealty. | Why Liberals Struggle to Cope With Epochal Change | How Trump “Won”: The Anesthetized Anti-MAGA Majority | 2024 Was the ‘Device ID’ Election | The Incredible, World-Altering ‘Black Swan’ Events That Could Upend Life in 2025 | The public is a thermostat: The never-ending cycle of governments doing something and the public wanting the opposite | Why the Trumpiest Congress Ever Might Not Even Deliver Trump’s Agenda | Considering Carter as a one-term president | Reminders of Jan. 6 attack fade in the Capitol as Trump retakes power … & much more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250105-weekend