Wendy Brown

Professor of Political Science at UC Berkeley and author of the 2010 prize winning book " Walled States, Waning Sovereignty"

Professor of Political Science at UC Berkeley and author of the 2010 prize winning book " Walled States, Waning Sovereignty"

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Politically, Trump’s great wall may not be worth the government shutdown. But it appeals to his base, including evangelical Christians.

Trump‘s Wall and the Politics of ‘Us Versus Them’

Politically, Trump’s great wall may not be worth the government shutdown. But it appeals to his base, including evangelical Christians.

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