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The United States is embarking on uncharted political waters. My goal is to use history and literature concerning dystopias and demagogues to shed light on this remarkable – and perilous – chapter in our nation’s history.

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Richard S. Tedlow

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I am an historian with a BA from Yale and an MA and PhD from Columbia. I have spent my career teaching history at the Harvard Business School and also in the internal executive education program at Apple.