Putin and Trump's Elective Affinities - Blue Suitcase

by Andrey Babitskiy (Coda Story) In Russia, we learn early that power corrupts absolutely, that strongmen parade their worst intentions like a badge of honor, and that atrocities arise from seemingly inconsequential threats. Where I grew up, these truths are taken for granted. Having spent most of my life watching Putin’s Russia take shape, I see patterns in American politics today. Among those who follow Donald Trump, there is a half-joking the…