DeSantis is More Polished and Less Bombastic Than Trump — But is He Less of a Threat to Democracy?
The midterms proved an abysmal disappointment for the Republican Party. Instead of the promised red…
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White Nationalist Ideology Shines Through at Elite MAGA Conference: Inside NatCon Part II
Below is the second of a two-part report on the third National Conservatism Conference that…
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The Elite Movement Laying the Foundation for a MAGA That Will Outlast Trump and Remake America: Inside NatCon Part I
“Most people can’t even articulate a political thought. Like, why do they get to vote?…
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Laugh at Tucker Carlson’s Tanning Testicles Doc All You Want, But the Bulging Muscles and Potent Sperm Imagery is a Fascist Dream
Sculpted, sweating, bare torsos doing push-ups, bulging muscles, two scantily-clad men locked in a fight—they,…
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‘Russkii Mir,’ the Russian Equivalent of ‘Blood & Soil’ Ideology at the Heart of Putin’s War, Explained and Rejected by Theologians in New Statement
A new statement by Orthodox Christian theologians—some of whom sign from Russia—dramatically illustrates what’s at…
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As US Reaches a 1940s Fork in the Road — Which Path Will We Choose?
Readers of the Editorial Board are familiar with my obsession with political time—or how one…
Read MoreTrump Is Out to Erase LGBT Americans from Public Life
Remember, back in the olden days of late January 2017, when Sean Spicer and a host…
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Trickle-Down Metaphysics and the Dawn of a Trumpian New Age
The complex of American individualism and optimism encompasses both prosperity gospel Christians and California yogis, who may often have more in common than they realize.
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Revisiting Philip Roth’s 2004 Novel that Predicted the Trump Election
It’s difficult to think of a better example of the rigorous, imaginative work that will be necessary to prepare for a Trump presidency.
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The Heresies of Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens cannot be accused of being a name-dropper. The names come positively flinging off the pages of his newly-released memoir, Hitch-22, but can he be blamed for befriending some of the most interesting and influential figures of his time, like Salman Rushdie, Edward…
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