This leads to what I mean by antifascist economics. It doesn’t target one party; it tackles the material conditions that make fascism appealing: insecurity, despair, unmet basic needs. Policies that make life affordable are not just social policy, they are democracy insurance.

As for the building itself, the White House is built on a human scale.

It’s grander than where we might live, but—when you go there—it feels approachable, inviting you in as a participant in democracy.

The fascist ballroom Trump is constructing is purposefully designed to have the opposite effect.

... they're fixed to the ribs & don't contract, so they can't use our 'tidal' breathing.

Instead, they developed a two-cycle unidirectional flow of air powered by contractions of smaller air sacs.

It takes four breaths to complete the cycle, but fresh & exhaled air never travel the same path.