MAGA
‘MAGAfication’ in East Asia
In Japan and South Korea, a culture war playbook inspired by MAGA is fueling a new political wave on the right. Its supporters rail against supposedly rigged elections and the communist “menace” from China and North Korea, demand zero immigration and oppose civil rights for the LGBTQ+ community.
A Turning Point for the Right?
Just three months after the assassination of conservative leader Charlie Kirk, the organization he founded, Turning Point USA, held its annual AmericaFest confab last weekend. Tensions and divisions on the American right — over Israel, antisemitism, Groypers, white nationalism, “heritage Americans” and Nicki Minaj — were on full display at the event.
The MAGA Battle Over the Epstein Files
The White House is haunted by the scandal-infested legacy of billionaire sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Once described by Donald Trump as a man who “never dies,” Epstein’s shadow now looms over the presidency, even from the grave. And it’s thrown the Trump administration into deep disarray.
Progressives Have No Business Celebrating MAGA’s Epstein Revolt
Not far beneath the right-wing critiques of Trump over Israel and Jeffrey Epstein lies a swamp of antisemitic conspiracy theorizing about sinister Jewish cabals preying on children — and progressives who applaud these developments are playing a dangerous game.
What a Presidential Pardon Could Mean for Jan. 6 Defendants
Experts say a pardon for Jan. 6 defendants could embolden those willing to engage in political violence and legitimize the conspiracy theories that drove crowds to the U.S. Capitol four years ago.
In the World of His Supporters, Trump Has Already Won
Many of Trump’s supporters are beholden to a fantasy that he remains the legitimate president and find the idea of his defeat impossible to countenance. To change that situation, its underlying conditions must be addressed.
Little Man, What Now?
Can anyone now deny that the core of MAGA is a molten cauldron of cultural and psychological pathologies characteristic of middle-class dilettantes and people with at least enough money to have way too much time on their hands?