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In small-town Wisconsin, looking for the roots of the modern American conspiracy theory
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIt’s a place where army-style buzz cuts are still in fashion, communism remains the primary enemy...
The History That Makes It So Difficult for Republicans to Pick a Speaker of the House
Time via Yahoo News· 8 months agoHouse Republicans are in disarray, paralyzed and with no sign they can unify around a candidate for...
A prehistory of MAGA: "Mainstream" conservatives never really purged the fascists
Salon via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWilliam Buckley Barry Goldwater Pat Buchanan Donald Trump Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images...
How the culture war demonized comedy and convinced America we're more polarized than ever
LA Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAt left David Steinberg, who performed in "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and other popular...
In the turn-back-the-clock Texas GOP, even the John Birch Society is making a comeback
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoTexas is just one big fringe political rally these days, and now, even the 1950s John Birch Society...
Debunking a Longstanding Myth About William F. Buckley
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBefore there was MAGA, the John Birch Society operated as a kind of shock force for the far right in...
These GOP runoff contenders aren’t just from the right. They’re from another universe | Opinion
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 month agoI spent an hour in another universe this week. In the faraway brains of some Republicans I heard...
In convention dominated by fear, control and cruelty, extremists take over Idaho GOP
Idaho Statesman McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoIdaho’s Republican Party has always been a little out there, but its latest convention sets the...
Why are (some) Latinos drawn to white supremacy?
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 year agoracially diverse right wing groups, including proud boys, rally in DC Samuel Corum/Getty Images The mass shooter who allegedly killed eight people at a...
Letters: Birth control is a shared responsibility
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 10 months agoBooks help children learn history Banning books is a major step toward authoritative rule. Urbandale school leaders should reconsider their decision to...