Comment / Déjà vu: Well, shake it up, baby, now (shake it up, baby)

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As the clock struck 12 on 20 January, Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States of America.

And lest any human left on planet Earth harboured lingering doubts, Trump made clear that there’s a new sheriff in town in an inaugural speech that merged traditional inaugural optimism with unorthodox form and stark policy pronouncements.

Central to Trump’s address was the immediate announcement of executive actions spanning immigration, energy policy, and federal restructuring. Notable ...