The imaginary world of Trumpists

The imaginary world of Trumpists

For over two centuries, Americans have been taught democracy is a right and a responsibility, and a king was overthrown in 1776. It takes hard work to sustain democracy, and we are learning that …

More imaginary than most

Germany’s colonial ambitions in Cameroon were short-lived. The region became a protectorate in 1884, under Otto von Bismarck, then in 1916, during the First World War, the colonists were forced to flee as the Allies advanced. A thousand or so walked several hundred miles to Equatorial Guinea, then controlled by neutral Spain, and handed themselves in to the authorities. Later, they were resettled in the northern Spanish cities of Pamplona, Alcal…