Pundit's Corner - Democracy Hawks https://democracyhawks.com Empowering Democrats to Crush Autocrats Tue, 24 Jan 2023 04:55:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://democracyhawks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cropped-cropped-1-32x32.png Pundit's Corner - Democracy Hawks https://democracyhawks.com 32 32 The Long Authoritarian History of the Capitol Riot https://democracyhawks.com/the-long-authoritarian-history-of-the-capitol-riot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-long-authoritarian-history-of-the-capitol-riot Mon, 23 Jan 2023 10:58:25 +0000 https://democracyhawks.com/?p=2202 If you want to understand the evolution of Donald Trump’s Republican Party, that’s the whole rancid enchilada. It’s always been about building a political base of authoritarians. But at least Republicans used to be sheepish about it. Donald “They’re Rapists” Trump was but a milestone in the Republican Party’s long journey toward dropping the pretense altogether. January 6, 2021, was another. Build your party’s power by actively seeking out thugs, and of course things eventually get out of hand. Full article at New York Magazine.

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]]> If you want to understand the evolution of Donald Trump’s Republican Party, that’s the whole rancid enchilada. It’s always been about building a political base of authoritarians. But at least Republicans used to be sheepish about it. Donald “They’re Rapists” Trump was but a milestone in the Republican Party’s long journey toward dropping the pretense altogether. January 6, 2021, was another. Build your party’s power by actively seeking out thugs, and of course things eventually get out of hand. Full article at New York Magazine.

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]]> Perils to Free Speech from Woke and Anti-Woke https://democracyhawks.com/perils-to-free-speech-from-woke-and-anti-woke/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=perils-to-free-speech-from-woke-and-anti-woke Mon, 23 Jan 2023 10:51:51 +0000 https://democracyhawks.com/?p=2198 From Hamline University to Florida school libraries—outrage and censorship, left and right. Full article at Bulwark.

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]]> From Hamline University to Florida school libraries—outrage and censorship, left and right. Full article at Bulwark.

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]]> The Trump-Bolsonaro Connection https://democracyhawks.com/the-trump-bolsonaro-connection/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-trump-bolsonaro-connection Mon, 23 Jan 2023 10:48:04 +0000 https://democracyhawks.com/?p=2195 Anne Applebaum on the global cohort of antidemocratic influencers that encouraged the insurrection in Brazil. Full article at The Atlantic.

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]]> Anne Applebaum on the global cohort of antidemocratic influencers that encouraged the insurrection in Brazil. Full article at The Atlantic.

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]]> Voters Think Democrats Have Their Own ‘Extremism’ Problem https://democracyhawks.com/voters-think-democrats-have-their-own-extremism-problem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=voters-think-democrats-have-their-own-extremism-problem Mon, 23 Jan 2023 10:31:09 +0000 https://democracyhawks.com/?p=2186 If Dems lose big on Election Day, they might want to consider the fact that most Americans just don’t like far-left policies and activists. See full article at The Daily Beast.

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]]> If Dems lose big on Election Day, they might want to consider the fact that most Americans just don’t like far-left policies and activists. See full article at The Daily Beast.

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]]> 2020 Taught Us How to Fix This https://democracyhawks.com/2020-taught-us-how-to-fix-this/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2020-taught-us-how-to-fix-this Mon, 23 Jan 2023 10:14:13 +0000 https://democracyhawks.com/?p=2180 Our current model of social change isn’t working. Full article at New York Times.

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]]> Our current model of social change isn’t working. Full article at New York Times.

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