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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...
In small-town Wisconsin, looking for the roots of the modern American conspiracy theory
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 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· 7 months agoHouse Republicans are in disarray, paralyzed and with no sign they can unify around a candidate for...
‘The Idea You Can’t Joke About Anything Anymore Is F-cking Ridiculous’
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAuthor Kliph Nesteroff on how his new book, Outrageous, traces the history of show business and the...
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...
Wave of GOP censures has lesson: Idaho should control the primary, not a private club | Opinion
Idaho Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs James Dawson of Boise State Public Radio reported Tuesday, GOP county central committees have...
100 Years of the So-Called 'War on Christmas'
Snopes via Yahoo News· 6 months agoGetty Images/Stock Photo Among the promises then-presidential candidate Donald Trump made during the 2016 election campaign was a vow to "bring back...
Lynn Smith: Cowards, Crooks, and Crazies, Part III
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt’s long been observed that American politics is best conducted between the 40-yard lines because when extremists are allowed to dominate either end of...
Conservatives, too, must attack the roots of anti-Semitism and bigotry | Opinion
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoThe fight against anti-Semitism has taken on a new sense of urgency following a series of troubling...
