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Trump has cornered himself with his war in Iran

The president needs a quick win to avoid a quagmire – but he needs a long war to justify potential emergency powers

The Guardian - US · Mar 3

Maga Catholics are on a collision course with Leo XIV. They have good reason to fear him

They have been quick to brand the new pope an ‘anti-Trump’ ‘total Marxist’. In return, he is already critiquing their worldview, says Guardian associate editor Julian Coman

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2025

Forget talk of defending workers, the US visa feud is about the market’s needs

Whether in America or Britain, working-class people only matter when immigration is an issue

The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2025

The New Right Isn't So New

Left-wing totalitarianism and right-wing authoritarianism are not our only options.

Reason · Jun 15, 2023

The Rise of Right-Progressivism

The post-liberal conservatives who disparage "right-liberalism" are unapologetic proponents of actual left-wing policies.

Reason · May 23, 2023

The New Right's heated family feud

"Integralists" battle "national conservatives" over religion, capitalism and the far-right conquest of America

Salon · Nov 21, 2022

NatCon manifesto: Plan for autocracy

What's scariest about the National Conservative movement's ambitious plan? How much of it is already here

Salon · Jun 24, 2022

In a New Magazine, the Illiberal Right and the Illiberal Left Converge

Compact brings "labor populism" and "political Catholicism" under one roof.

Reason · Mar 23, 2022