Gone are the days of deficit hawks, fiscal conservatives and Tea Party penny-pinchers.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Boston University presidential historian Thomas Whalen claimed Vance’s book is likely part of a strategic effort to court religious conservatives, particularly Catholics.
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Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Apr. 2026
When left- and right-wingers agree that the United States is unrepresentative, that represents a mandate for disruption—from Trump in 2024 to Mamdani in 2025.
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Will Johnson,
Time,
1 Jan. 2026
Elon Musk alone has dropped the word more than 30 times on his X account since early 2024, while Joe Rogan has said that its return represents an important win for right-wingers.
That is, rightists who oppose aid to Ukraine tend to be skeptical of Israel and at least open to having anti-Semites in the Republican coalition.
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Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
Historians have pointed to Hodge’s early support of reactionary rightists, including industrialists, landlords, and businessmen—people who were associated with Japanese rule.
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Kornel Chang
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
Anna, in a cardigan and a messy bun, has ordered a box of editions of The Ladder, a magazine launched in the fifties, published by the first lesbian-rights organization in the United States.
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Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Some politicians have even proposed invoking Article 7 of the Treaty of the EU, a legal measure that could revoke Hungary's voting rights in the bloc.
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