Holocaust Humor and The ‘Real’ Germany — As Top Officials Shatter Post-WWII Taboos, German Conservatives Follow GOP Playbook and Charge Ahead
Germany has often been lauded for its memory culture and its reckoning with its fascist,…
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Following Republican Playbook, German Conservatism Breaks the Post-WWII Taboo
It was the one taboo in German post-World War II politics: No German party on…
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At Moms for Liberty Summit, ‘Mama Bears’ Declare Spiritual War on the ‘Radical Left’
“Mamas are the key political force in 2024 and we need to harness that energy!”…
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What We Need to Understand is that Fascism is Intersectional and Erotic—’Thy Rod is Thy Gun,’ With a Hip-Thrust
In The Family (now also a Netflix series), journalist and author Jeff Sharlet wrote about…
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Hamburg Shooter’s Manifesto Reveals the Complexity of the Influence of Far-Right Ideologies
When a mass shooting happens, and the perpetrator has left a manifesto or text that…
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AR-15 Lapel Pins are More Than Political Provocation — They’re Symbols of the Violence at the Heart of White Christian Nationalism
Violence has always been at the center of White Christian nationalism: the vow to impose…
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2023 CPAC Lived Down to Expectations, But Don’t Buy the Narrative: The GOP is Not as Divided as You Might Think
Considering that CPAC is the largest conservative conference in the US, the line-up of their…
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The ‘Dreher Affair’ Highlights the Right’s International Networks
Right-wing Christian blogger and media figure Rod Dreher has moved to Hungary, where he continues…
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Don’t Tread on our Gas Stoves: The Latest Right-Wing Cause May Be Silly But the Strategy is the Point
Conservatives are ready to die for gas stoves. Yes, you read that correctly: They aren’t…
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GOP Candidate Allegedly Orchestrating Shooting of Democrats’ Homes is no Accident
On December 4th 2022, eight bullets struck the home of Bernalillo County Commissioner Adriann Barboa….
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