There Are Two Trump Administrations Right Now. And an Empire?

By Herman Mark Schwartz and John Guida

Mr. Schwartz is the author of, most recently, “States Versus Markets: Understanding the Global Economy.” Mr. Guida is an editor for Times Opinion.

Is America an empire? That is what the political scientist Herman Mark Schwartz argues in a recent article at the digital magazine Phenomenal World.

If it is, how does the logic and power structures of empire shape actions of President Trump and his advisers........

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