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How the Bernie Goetz Shootings Explain the Trump Era

The Atlantic Ideas1/26/2026

Summary

In 1984, the Bernie Goetz shootings became a notorious event that divided New Yorkers. This division is noted to feel extremely familiar four decades later, particularly in the context of the Trump era.

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