Trump’s Obama and Bad Bunny posts crystallize his political philosophy Maga is a recapitulation of the dark side of American history that cohered into nativist nationalism a century ago The Guardian - US · Feb 16
Trump’s white genocide claims about South Africa have deep roots in American history President Donald Trump says there is a genocide of white people taking place in South Africa, meaning that Black South Africans are deliberately attempting to kill white farmers because of their race. The Conversation · May 29, 2025
How Trump’s racist talk of immigrant ‘bad genes’ echoes some of the last century’s darkest ideas about eugenics Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has repeatedly denounced immigrants who enter the U.S. illegally and the danger he says that poor immigrants of color pose for the U.S. – often using hateful language to make his point. The Conversation · Oct 29, 2024
The origins of Trump's "genes" obsession Trump’s racial purity project echoes our nation’s eugenical past Salon · Oct 13, 2024
Small-town America's never-ending struggle to maintain its values hasn't always been good for US democracy For better and worse, the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee, has come to represent the overlooked cultural divisions between urban and small-town America. The Conversation · Nov 22, 2023
Behind Trump's "blood purity program" Donald Trump's anti-semitism and the danger of “poisoning the blood” rhetoric Salon · Oct 11, 2023
Teddy Roosevelt's massive racism Theodore Roosevelt is revered as a "progressive" president — but his views on race were anything but Salon · Jun 11, 2023
Reflecting on a century of Fascism When Fascist Blackshirts marched through the streets of Rome at the end of October 1922, their leader, Benito Mussolini, had just been installed as prime minister. Bangkok Post · Nov 6, 2022
Through its rambling millionaires, The Great Gatsby satirises racist ideology Letter: In his 1925 novel, F Scott Fitzgerald is not ‘referencing’ white supremacist ideas but attacking them head-on, writes Richard Ellis The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2022
A deadly ideology: how the ‘great replacement theory’ went mainstream The alleged Buffalo shooter was said to have been inspired by the racist conspiracy, which has been embraced by rightwing politicians in the US and Europe – as well as Fox News The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022
Commentary: White replacement theory is fascism’s new name Since Anders Breivik killed 77 people in Norway in 2011, mass murders in the name of white replacement theory (WRT) have become prevalent. Many of these killers, including Breivik; Brenton Tarrant, the Christchurch shooter; and Payton Gendron, the suspect in the massacre in Buffalo, New York, are self-identified as fascists. Los Angeles Times · May 27, 2022