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“The MAGA Doctrine: The Only Ideas That Will Win the Future” by Charlie Kirk

Trumpism has always been more interesting as a phenomenon than as an ideology. This is in part because, as even some of his supporters have conceded, Trump himself is a…

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9 min

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Separating Trumpism from Trump

It is difficult to find fault with Matt McManus’ denunciation of Trump in his recent article “The Downfall of a Would-Be Authoritarian.” As McManus rightly points out, the right-wing mob…

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9 min

Orwell’s “1984” and Trump’s Presidency

After Trump was elected, sales of George Orwell’s 1984 rocketed. In January 2017, around the time Trump was inaugurated, 1984 was the no. 1 best-selling book on Amazon and it…

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9 min

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Tucker Carlson’s Populism: An Ominous Sign of Things to Come

Image by Gage Skidmore On 2 June 2020, Tucker Carlson delivered a 26-minute monologue on Fox News, as part of what he described as an effort to “create a record…

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9 min

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Should Facebook Let Donald Trump Win in 2020?

In the midst of a bitter and disjointed Democratic primary, Donald Trump looms large on the political horizon, threatening to replicate his performance of 2016, after emerging relatively unscathed from…

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5 min

Trump Isn’t Selfish—That’s the Problem

Following the latest allegations of Trump’s corruption and calls to impeach him, more journalists have speculated about what really motivates the president. Many posit that Trump is selfish. An essay…

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7 min

“Donald Trump Is Like an Old Friend”: Parasocial Relationships and Politics

Walking down a New York City street while still in my teens, I spotted a television film critic I admired walking in the opposite direction. I said, “Hello, Gene.” He…

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6 min

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The Power of Trump Nostalgia

“I’m not sure which is more damning: the emptiness of his happy-talk campaign or the cynicism that it implies,” Democratic nominee Walter Mondale said of President Ronald Reagan seven weeks…

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12 min

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Why Progressives Don’t Have a Foreign Policy (and Why They Need One)

One of the more curious things that happened on the way to Donald Trump’s election in November 2016 was that a number of both mainstream newspaper commentators and left-wing figures…

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“The MAGA Doctrine: The Only Ideas That Will Win the Future” by Charlie Kirk

Separating Trumpism from Trump

Orwell’s “1984” and Trump’s Presidency

Tucker Carlson’s Populism: An Ominous Sign of Things to Come

Should Facebook Let Donald Trump Win in 2020?

Trump Isn’t Selfish—That’s the Problem

“Donald Trump Is Like an Old Friend”: Parasocial Relationships and Politics

The Power of Trump Nostalgia

Why Progressives Don’t Have a Foreign Policy (and Why They Need One)

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