Matters of Policy & Politics

Area 45: Michael Anton On “The Flight 93 Election” Two Years Later

The choice between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is not unlike the doomed airliner that crashed during the 9/11 attacks according to Hillsdale College political lecturer and research fellow, Michael Anton.

Matters of Policy & PoliticsSeptember 17, 2018
Area 45: Michael Anton On “The Flight 93 Election” Two Years Later

In September 2016, an anonymous author penned an essay entitled “The Flight 93 Election”, comparing the choice between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is not unlike the doomed airliner that crashed during the 9/11 attacks. The author of that controversial piece, Hillsdale College political lecturer and research fellow Michael Anton, updates his premise for 2018 and recounts his time as a Trump and Bush 43 national security aide.

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