Then and Now: Internment Camps

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Then and Now: Internment Camps

Princeton Prof, Julian Zelizer and I compare Trump’s mass deportation to FDR’s internment of the Japanese. Only five minutes!

Jonathan Alter and Julian Zelizer

Jul 12, 2025

Julian and I will have short “Then and Now” convos every week, putting the news in historical context.

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Then and Now: Internment Camps

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