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Walter Benjamin's critique of political sovereignty

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Nov 17, 2020
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As we watch Donald Trump flailing from his perch, denying reality, and crying sabotage, I have been thinking a lot about Walter Benjamin.

In The Origin of German Tragic Drama, Benjamin reminds us tha…

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