Postscript: How to Fight Back: Charting Opposition to the Actions of the Trump Administration
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Shortly after Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 47th American president, he issued 37 executive orders and, subsequently, the Trump administration has – through formal processes and also through extra-governmental extraordinary practices – triggered what many are calling a governmental and/or constitutional crisis. Dr. Christina Pagel has published two important Substack articles in which she groups the activities of the Trump administration into authoritarian and proto-authoritarian actions) – and maps the opposition). Her *unbelievable *Venn diagram) reveals which actions are being met with organized resistance – and which are being left unchallenged. She is a data hound – and her data not only clarifies what is happening in the United States but provides tools for those who wish to *effectively *oppose it in the U.S. and abroad.

Dr. Christina Pagel )is Professor of Operational Research in Health Care, University College London. Operational Research is a pragmatic branch of mathematics to help people solve real-life problems. She is a member of Independent SAGE providing accessible updates on the national and international Covid-19 situation since May 2020. She has published in public-facing venues such as *The Conversation *and her free Substack, Diving into Data & Decision making). You can follow her on social media.

Mentioned in the podcast:

Christina’s 2/13/25 Substack, "So this is how liberty dies… " Making sense of Trump's first three weeks) (categorizing 76 Trump administration actions and demonstrating how they align with authoritarianism).

Christina’s 2/17/25 Substack, How to fight back: charting opposition to the actions of the Trump administration )(showing how Blue states, labor organizations, and civil rights groups are doing the most – and what can be learned from them).

The Just Security’s Litigation Tracker) based at the Reiss Center on Law and Security at New York University School of Law.

*Vox’s *2/12/25 Unexplainable podcast, “Is Science in Danger?” (20 minutes) Noam Hassenfeld interviewing Derek Dowe (chemist/science writer) Transcript) or podcast).

Susan’s interview with Corey Brettschneider on his new Norton book The Presidents and the) People: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to) Defend It)

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