There are moments in history that act as defining dates determining and reflecting the change of direction in world affairs. We think of 1789 and the French Revolution, and of 1917 with the Russian revolution. If you subscribe to the Great Man of History perspective, then there are moments of election and choice that equally offer similar definition.
Hitler’s appointment of Chancellor in Germany in 1933 represented a point of no return in European affairs. Trump’s re-election of 2025 might represent the high-water mark of Wokism in America, after which followed its exposure and repudiation.
