The Bulwark wrestles with the meaning of ‘conservatism’ in the time of scrambled political party coalitions

Tim Miller left the GOP for The Bulwark, where he’s helping lead a postpartisan movement resisting Trump’s grip on politics.

See the five types of independents that have big implications for American politics

The poll results identify five distinct types of independents, with big implications for American politics. As party loyalty fades and the definition of that elusive swing voter shifts, elections are ...

American politics has devolved into shitposting and aura farming

In short, politics boils down to three modes. There are still people behaving normally — or rather, attempting to behave ...
Psychology Today

Why Does Everything Seem Political?

Orwell’s voice reached audiences through numerous BBC and other broadcasts, but no recordings remain today. Source: BBC/Unknown author, via Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) George Orwell once ...
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Liberal fascism : the secret history of the American left, from Mussolini to the politics of meaning / Jonah Goldberg

Mussolini : the father of fascism -- Adolf Hitler : man of the left -- Woodrow Wilson and the birth of liberal fascism -- Franklin Roosevelt's fascist New Deal -- The 1960s : fascism takes to the ...

What Japan’s First Female Prime Minister Could Mean for the Country’s Gender Politics

The country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday voted Takaichi to be the party’s next leader, which is also ...