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The American Government Sides with the Party of German Neo-Nazis
The MAGA-AfD alliance of extremists is not surprising, but it remains outrageous. If democracy is to prevail, America needs to establish a robust…
May 4
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Thomas Zimmer
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The American Government Sides with the Party of German Neo-Nazis
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April 2025
How the Republic Falls
Constitutional protections suspended. The government purging “alien enemies” and the “enemy within.” Three months into Trumpist rule, despotism is…
Apr 20
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Thomas Zimmer
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How the Republic Falls
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March 2025
What Authoritarianism Means
Even critical observers underestimated the speed and scope of the Trumpist assault, they overestimated democratic resilience. What is America now, and…
Mar 16
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Thomas Zimmer
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What Authoritarianism Means
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February 2025
MAGA, the German Far Right, and the Transnational Assault on Democracy
A reflection on the German far right, Elon Musk’s interference in the German election, and why the MAGA-AfD alliance isn’t nearly as irresistible as…
Feb 25
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Thomas Zimmer
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MAGA, the German Far Right, and the Transnational Assault on Democracy
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MAGA Feeding Frenzy Has Caused a Constitutional Crisis
The assault is coming from different angles: Project 2025. The feudal tech barons. The America First nativists. It’s not a single master plan – it’s…
Feb 5
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Thomas Zimmer
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MAGA Feeding Frenzy Has Caused a Constitutional Crisis
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January 2025
Navigating the Nonsense and Propaganda of Clownish Authoritarianism
Ignoring what Trump says won’t work. Constant outrage is not a viable strategy either. We must find a more productive way to engage Trump’s dangerous…
Jan 8
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Thomas Zimmer
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Navigating the Nonsense and Propaganda of Clownish Authoritarianism
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December 2024
The Modern Conservative Tradition and the Origins of Trumpism
Today’s Trumpist radicals are not (small-c) conservatives – but they stand in the continuity of Modern Conservatism’s defining political project
Dec 16, 2024
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Thomas Zimmer
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The Modern Conservative Tradition and the Origins of Trumpism
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November 2024
Meet the Ideologue of the “Post-Constitutional” Right
Russell Vought, one of the architects behind Project 2025, believes there is nothing left to conserve. He desires revolution – and to burn down the…
Nov 27, 2024
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Thomas Zimmer
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Meet the Ideologue of the “Post-Constitutional” Right
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Elite Acquiescence and Treacherous “Normalcy” All Around Us
What are the reasons behind the pervasive tendency among ostensibly anti-MAGA elites to accommodate authoritarian power and preemptively signal…
Nov 21, 2024
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Thomas Zimmer
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Elite Acquiescence and Treacherous “Normalcy” All Around Us
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Why the Second Trump Regime Will Be Far More Dangerous
This will be a much more radical regime – and it will operate under conditions that are vastly more favorable to its extremist cause
Nov 14, 2024
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Thomas Zimmer
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Why the Second Trump Regime Will Be Far More Dangerous
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Why the Stakes in this Election Are So Enormously High
Democracy itself is on the ballot. If Trump wins, the extreme Right will be in a much better position than ever before to abolish it
Nov 4, 2024
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Why the Stakes in this Election Are So Enormously High
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October 2024
It Could Definitely Happen Here
Many Americans struggle to accept that democracy is young, fragile, and could actually collapse – a lack of imagination that dangerously blunts the…
Oct 31, 2024
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It Could Definitely Happen Here
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