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A Republic of Fans, Not Citizens
American politics has always had its fans, but the MAGA movement has perfected something different and more dangerous: a cult of personality where fealty replaces citizenship.
The Strange Afterlife of P.J. O'Rourke
That P.J. O'Rourke quote about liberalism is making the rounds again on social media. It’s a perfect example of how the modern right uses the ghosts of its intellectual past to fuel a movement that has abandoned intellect entirely.
The Echoes of Nativism: America's Anti-Immigrant Hysteria is a Rerun
The rhetoric used against immigrants today is that they are diseased, criminal, and unable to assimilate. It's not new. It's a direct echo of the nativist playbook from a century ago. This is a deliberate revival of our worst instincts.