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How Frank Rizzo, a high school dropout, became Philadelphia’s toughest cop and a harbinger of MAGA politics

How Frank Rizzo, a high school dropout, became Philadelphia’s toughest cop and a harbinger of MAGA politics

Understanding Rizzo’s career and political popularity can help explain the appeal of President Trump’s identity-based populism today.

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Timothy J Lombardo