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‘Birchers,’ a Well-Told, Familiar Entry in the ‘How We Got to Trump’ Genre
In his history of the John Birch Society, Matthew Dallek says Republicans allowed the extreme fringe to “eventually cannibalize the entire party.”
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Sam Adler-Bell
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Washington Post
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March 22, 2023
The Conservative and the Murderer
Why did William F. Buckley campaign to free Edgar Smith?
by
Sam Adler-Bell
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The New Republic
on
March 7, 2022
Behind the Critical Race Theory Crackdown
Racial blamelessness and the politics of forgetting.
by
Sam Adler-Bell
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The Forum
on
January 13, 2022
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Why We Can’t Stop Arguing About Whether Trump Is a Fascist
In a new book, “Did it Happen Here?,” scholars debate what the F-word conceals and what it reveals.
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Andrew Marantz
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The New Yorker
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March 27, 2024
Looking for an American Myth
The fevered hunt for basic symbols.
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John Ganz
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Unpopular Front
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February 6, 2022