How would recent events in America appear if they happened elsewhere? | Moira Donegan

Moira Donegan invites readers to flip the script—what if the recent political turmoil in the U.S., like military presence in Los Angeles or a senator’s detention, unfolded in another country? The piece challenges us to see these events through an outsider’s lens, questioning whether the coverage (and our reactions) would differ starkly. It’s a thought experiment highlighting how familiarity might dull our sense of how extraordinary—or alarming—these moments truly are.