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- U.S. author Jonathan Kaufman released *When America Roared*, linking 1980s deregulation to President Donald Trump’s political style.
- Kaufman profiles former FCC chair Mark Fowler, whose deregulation helped create Fox News.
- Kaufman notes former GE CEO Jack Welch mocked President Donald Trump and died in 2020 at age 84.
- Kaufman connects 1980s deregulation to today’s right-wing media, talk radio, court shifts, and Democrats’ 12-year loss since Reagan.