We’ve had a lot of parties with America in the name. They’ve been, um, problematic.
Charles Lindbergh
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With Vance Selection, Trump Doubles Down on America First
Besotted with authoritarians like Viktor Orban, the vice presidential pick is Trumpism personified and the heir to Charles Lindbergh, Pat Buchanan, and other GOP isolationists.
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How the Right’s Illiberal Past Became Present
A spate of new books reexamines the conservative movement’s history of worshipping authoritarians.
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One Hundred Years of Dictator Worship
For the past century, the American right has fawned over foreign autocrats, from Kaiser Wilhelm to Vladimir Putin.
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Trump, DeSantis Say They Just Want Peace in Ukraine. Don’t Fall for It.
Like Charles Lindbergh and the original “America First” crowd, they love what the authoritarians are selling.
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Will Republicans Stand by Ukraine?
It would have been a no-brainer a few years ago, but the Trumpy GOP is divided over backing Kyiv.
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Does Liz Cheney Have a Future?
Despite the admiration she’s earned for her courage and resolve, Cheney doesn’t have a lot of ways to bring down Trump—except maybe one.
