Trump Solidifies Place In History Among Failed Right-Wing Dictators
Trump is on the way out the door. Following his incitement of a radical right terrorist attack on the US Capitol on January 6, the House has impeached him for…
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How Do You Tell an Authoritarian From a Fascist These Days?
Recent developments in global politics, such as Donald Trump’s reelection campaign or the rise of illiberal democracies across Central and Eastern Europe, have arguably led to a misinterpretation of what many…
Trump Leaves America Most Divided In Modern History
In less than a month, millions of Americans are going to breathe a sigh of collective relief. Millions of others are going to pretend the world has come to an…
Trump’s Presidency Reveals Serious Flaws In Constitution
Despite his best efforts to subvert the Constitution Donald Trump appears to be coming to the end of his presidency. In recent weeks Trump has left many observers with the…
Trump’s Exploitation Of Christianity And Assault On Women’s Rights
This is part one in a series on Trump’s legacy. This one focuses on his assault on women’s reproductive rights. In the recent presidential election, 75 percent of American evangelicals voted for…
Live Free or Die: America vs. Science
A few days ago, the testimony of a nurse from South Dakota made international headlines. In a tweet, Jodi Doering recounted the harrowing experience of having to deal with patients dying from…
At the “Stop the Steal” Rally, DC: A Survey of Far-Right Rhetoric and Symbology
Introduction Supporters of the Trump administration gathered in Washington, DC, on November 14 for the “Stop the Steal” rally. Attendees hoped that a show of numbers (and for some, force)…
Trump’s Incompetent Authoritarianism Failed, But A Smarter Trump Looms
With the dust settling, it will be clear that Trump left the White House as he entered it: with utter contempt for democratic institutions, themselves alarmingly weak, but mercifully without…
What Happens To Radical Right-Wing Populism After Trump?
On November 3, Donald Trump lost. Not as bigly as his detractors hoped and expected, but bigly enough to bury any chance that he would be allowed to play president…
The GOP Is The Anti-Democracy Party
Since the advent of parliamentary democracy based on universal suffrage, law-makers have faced a dilemma. What to do about political parties that refuse to accept the ‘rules of the game’?…