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Scholars debate whether contemporary U.S. phenomena, such as right-wing populism and the MAGA movement, meet the thresholds of fascism, with some arguing that these developments represent democratic erosion short of full fascist takeover, while others see fascist affinities in U.S. politics.
Tucker Carlson’s turn against Israel is a recent, measurable shift in his rhetoric that analysts date to spring–summer 2025 and that combines ideological, strategic and audience-driven motives: a pivo...
Nationalism is a central, structuring element of the MAGA movement: it supplies the movement’s core narrative of national decline, an "America First" policy frame, and the cultural boundary between a ...
A growing chorus of scholars, commentators and Nobel laureates warn that many contemporary developments in the and other democracies resemble the warning signs of , arguing that the constellation of a...
Since 2016 the has pushed U.S. foreign policy toward an “America First” posture that privileges transactional deals, economic protectionism, immigration control and cultural influence abroad, producin...