Exalted Insurrectionists, Kremlin-Friendly Bombast, and a Smattering of Nazi Salutes — Notes from CPAC 2025
Matt and Mercedes Schlapp opened this year’s CPAC by celebrating: “Last year I said globalism…
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The Supreme Court Cleared the Way for the ‘President-King’—The Right’s Prize for 50 Years of Planning
During a 1977 series of interviews (for which he was paid handsomely), Richard Nixon, responding…
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From Fox News to the Far(ther) Right — Calls for Violence and Retribution Follow Trump Verdict
When Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, was convicted on 34 felony counts…
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First it Was an Insurrection Flag, Now Supreme Court Justice Alito is Caught Flying Another Far-Right Flag — An ‘Emblem for an Extensive Spiritual Warfare Campaign’
Some things regarding the Supreme Court are not surprising. For example: Supreme Court Justice Samuel…
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The ‘Unified Reich’ Scandal is a Feature Not a Bug of Trump’s Brand of American Fascism
Donald Trump has shown the public many times who he is and in whose political…
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Alienating Even the Sadistic Trumpian Right, How Did Kristi Noem Miscalculate So Badly With Her Puppy Killing Story?
In these fraught times, there remains one golden rule of politics that both sides of…
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Alabama’s IVF Ruling Reveals Deep Ties to This Increasingly Influential Christian Right Movement
In the Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling that sent shockwaves through the country, the word…
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As Far-Right Surges in US and Germany Debate Rages Over Disqualification of Those Who Would Destroy Democracy
“This is what democracy looks like! This is what democracy looks like!” Despite the bitter…
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Nikki Haley’s Slavery Omission Typifies the GOP’s Tragic Pact with White Supremacy
Nikki Haley’s headline-generating incident at a town hall in New Hampshire is the perfect metaphor…
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2023 in Review: Year One Without Roe, GOP Code Red, SCOTUS Gone Wild… and a Ray of Hope
As the New Year approaches and gift guides (and pleas for support) litter our inboxes,…
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