Liberalism as a Military Technology
To exclude individuals on the basis of sex, color, class, or creed now means to hobble the strength of the state.
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Join Samantha and guest Laura Field, author of the new book Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right, as they discuss how ideas have driven history, from John Maynard Keynes to Abraham Lincoln to Project 2025. How did highly online right-wing weirdos become "the brain trust and influencer arm" of the Republican Party? What sects and factions are operating beneath the surface? And how do they marry grandiose philosophy, gutter racism, and relentless posting to rise to power?
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