Notes from the End of Time with Kenaz Filan

Notes from the End of Time with Kenaz Filan

The Medium Chooses the Man

How television made Reagan, social media made Trump, and what that means for the future of leadership

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Kenaz Filan
Apr 28, 2026
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There you go again - Wikipedia
Carter/Reagan Debate, 1980

Jimmy Carter was not a stupid man; he trained as a nuclear engineer and brought a methodical, detail-oriented mind to the presidency. He was not a wicked man; even political opponents remembered the former Georgia governor as a man of decency, compassion, and honor. He was not a cynical man; his early struggles with Washington’…

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