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Imelda Marcos Is Here to Teach Us How Wannabe Autocrats Like Trump Really Think

‘THE KINGMAKER’

Lauren Greenfield’s “Kingmaker” is a searing look at how strongmen fool themselves into believing they represent their grateful nations.

Nico Hines
Nico Hines 

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Nico Hines

Nico Hines

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