Other GOP constituencies are questioning their alliance. The ones left behind have learned to simply obey.
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Posted inPolitical Animal
Trump Demonstrates His Authoritarian Perspective
Cutting off aid to the Northern Triangle countries reflects his vision of how governments are supposed to work.
Posted inBooks, January/February/March 2019, Magazine
Return of the Strongmen
The rise of leaders like Rodrigo Duterte reveals that autocratic populism can thrive in a wide range of environments, posing a global threat to democratic government.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Tie That Binds White Evangelical Christians and Muslim Dictators
They are both based in authoritarianism.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Fragility of the Right Wing Information Bubble
‘There is nothing more potentially fatal to the momentum of an insurgency fueled by anger than a conversation.’
Posted inPolitical Animal
Trump Exploited the Authoritarianism of White Evangelicals
By surrendering their intellectual sovereignty, they’ll fall prey to any unscrupulous leader who figures out how to take advantage of them.
Posted inJuly/August 2018, Magazine
Did the Fall of Local News Bring Us Authoritarianism in Washington?
Why the collapse of small newspapers affects us all.
Posted inPolitical Animal
We Don’t Need Barack Obama to Save Us
‘We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.’
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Threat of Authoritarianism in the Name of Bigotry
‘When intolerant white people fear democracy may benefit marginalized people, they abandon their commitment to democracy.’
Posted inPolitical Animal
Authoritarianism and the Identity Politics of the Republican Party
Here is why Trump’s supporters aren’t interested in actual policy outcomes.
