Norms are made to be broken in a time of emergency; so too for the idea that science must float above politics.
Rick Perlstein
Rick Perlstein is the author of a four-volume series on the history of America’s political and cultural divisions, and the rise of conservatism, from the 1950s to the election of Ronald Reagan. He lives in Chicago.
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Our Cults, Ourselves
Is the best way to understand the MAGA movement to binge-watch docuseries about charismatic leaders sending their acolytes to ruin? Tune in and find out.
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Who Are the ‘Undecided’?
It may not be about issues, but whether voters surrender to Trump’s invitation to return to the womb.
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The Polling Imperilment
Presidential polls are no more reliable than they were a century ago. So why do they consume our political lives?
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Everything You Wanted to Know About World War III but Were Afraid to Ask
For generations, we thought fear of nuclear holocaust would prevent world war. Is that faith obsolete?
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The Zeal of the Convert
Matthew Sheffield, a former rising star in the conservative movement, turned away from what he finally realized was an extremist, anti-truth agenda.
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The Election Story Nobody Wants to Talk About
A Q&A with David Neiwert, America’s foremost writer and thinker on far-right extremism, on what might happen if Trump wins—or loses
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The Neighborliness Option
Chicago officials have been terrified that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott would inundate the DNC with migrant buses. But the people of Chicago may have already called Abbott’s bluff.