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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...
Letters to the editor for Sunday, October 15, 2023
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoLetters to the editor should be 250 words or less. Include your name and city or community of residence. Guest opinions should be 600 words or less and...
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...
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...
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...
He Was Dismissed as a Conservative Kook. Now the Supreme Court Is Embracing His Blueprint.
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEver since Donald Trump’s ascension in the GOP, a kind of intellectual treasure hunt has taken place to try and identify the true source of the political right’s embrace of radicalism. One prominent ...