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Why America’s Elites Love to Decry “Polarization”
The fact that it obscures the actual political conflict is the feature, not the bug of the “polarization” narrative – A Manifesto, Part II
Sep 26
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The Treacherous Allure of the “Polarization” Dogma
On the limits and pitfalls of a narrative that obscures more than it illuminates – A Manifesto, Part I
Sep 17
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Thomas Zimmer
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The Triumph of Weaponized Nostalgia
Past eras of stable white Christian patriarchal dominance are widely sanitized and mythologized in our political discourse
Sep 2
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Thomas Zimmer
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August 2023
Moralizing Nostalgia Leads to Bad History – and Helps the Anti-Democratic Right
David Brooks’ “How America Got Mean” offers an ahistorical tale that obscures rather than illuminates – and provides fertile ground for a politics of…
Aug 23
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Thomas Zimmer
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Rightwing Dreams of American Reconquista
A counter-revolutionary zeal and desire for vengeance is what unites Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Christopher Rufo, Nate Hochman, and the rest of today’s…
Aug 2
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Thomas Zimmer
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July 2023
Ron DeSantis Dreams About America’s Founding – And How to Destroy His Enemies
DeSantis’ forgotten 2011 book Dreams From Our Founding Fathers helps us trace the Right’s recent intellectual and political trajectory – and how the…
Jul 19
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Thomas Zimmer
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Teasing DeSantis – and a Call for Questions
An upcoming exploration of the American Founding according to Ron DeSantis, a massive thank you, and a summer mailbag
Jul 13
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Thomas Zimmer
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The Supreme Court vs. Modern Democracy, Part II
Earlier this week, a major German-speaking newspaper asked me to write an opinion piece (“Kommentar” in German) on the Supreme Court’s decision to end…
Jul 7
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Thomas Zimmer
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The Ambivalence of the Fourth of July
The nation celebrates Independence Day as democracy is at a crossroads
Jul 4
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Thomas Zimmer
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The Rogue Court vs Modern Democracy
America can accept this Supreme Court as legitimate and its rulings as the final word - or it can have true democracy and a functioning state. But not…
Jul 2
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Thomas Zimmer
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June 2023
One Year on From Dobbs: The Dangers of Radicalizing Minority Rule
Reactionaries are pursuing a deeply unpopular political project. They might still succeed – because they are committing to ever more authoritarian forms…
Jun 28
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Thomas Zimmer
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One Year on From Dobbs: The Dangers of Radicalizing Minority Rule
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Why the Right Has a Problem with Juneteenth
Reactionaries who oppose Juneteenth are the political, ideological, and spiritual descendants of those who were defeated in 1865. They dominate today’s…
Jun 19
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Thomas Zimmer
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