Toxicity, Conspiracies, and the Moral Politics of Fandom | illiberalism.org Natalie Le Clue discusses how the toxic and moralized norms of political online communities produces loyalty and motivates real-world political action.

New piece! @natalieleclue.bsky.social discusses how the toxic and moralized norms of political online communities produces loyalty and motivates real-world political action.

Why Liberalism Really Failed: Not Betrayal but Stasis illiberalism.org | Henry Tonks on liberalism's postwar transformation, its policy stasis, and the rise of the illiberal right.

New piece! Henry Tonks on liberalism's postwar transformation, its policy stasis, and the rise of the illiberal right. Check it out! @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

Orbán Lost. Illiberalism Didn’t. | illiberalism.org Marlene Laruelle on the results of the Hungarian election and what comes after illiberalism once illiberal leaders are removed from power.

New piece! Marlene Laruelle on the results of the Hungarian election and what comes after #illiberalism once illiberal leaders are removed from power.

Harith Hasan on Sectarianization and Illiberalism in Iraq and the Middle East illiberalism.org | Harith Hasan discusses the politicization of sectarian identities in the Middle East, the relationship between authoritarian leaders and neoliberalism, and more.

New interview! Harith Hasan discusses the politicization of sectarian identities in the Middle East, the relationship between authoritarian leaders and neoliberalism, and how to think about il- and post-liberalism beyond the West. Check it out!

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Mainstreaming Anti-liberalism on 4chan | illiberalism.org Kosta Bovan on how 4chan users mobilized their understanding of the political landscape on the internet to normalize their extreme ideas.

New piece! @bovanko.bsky.social on how 4chan users mobilized their understanding of the political landscape on the internet to normalize their extreme ideas.

New piece! @joelschnapp.bsky.social examines the religious and apocalyptic discourses about the Iran War and their popularity among the American and Israeli far right.

Against World Order: Alien Threats and the American Katechon illiberalism.org | Eli Karetny on aliens and political theology, and how Peter Thiel is framing the "alien threat" with reference to the Antichrist and the Katechon.

New piece! Eli Karetny on aliens and political theology, and how Peter Thiel is framing the "alien threat" with reference to the Antichrist and the Katechon. Check it out!

Populist Conservatism and the Reshaping of the Right in British Politics | illiberalism.org Richard Hayton on the rise of Reform UK as well as its influence on, and symbiotic relationship with, the Conservative Party.

New piece! @richardhayton.com on the rise of Reform UK as well as its influence on, and symbiotic relationship with, the Conservative Party.

Anti-Communist Afterlives: Richard Wurmbrand and the Global Roots of the Modern Religious Right illiberalism.org | Iona Ramsay on the legacy of religious opposition to communism, and how the narratives and institutions developed during the Cold War are repurposed by the right for contemporary struggles.

New piece! Iona Ramsay on the legacy of religious anti- communism, and how narratives and institutions developed during the Cold War are repurposed by the contemporary right. Check it out! @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

"Call of Duty, Epic Fury": Why the White House is portraying the Iran war as a video game | illiberalism.org Louis Lapeyrie on the White House's use of video game imagery and references to depict the US war in Iran.

New piece! Louis Lapeyrie on the White House's use of video game imagery and references to depict the US war in #Iran.

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Asking Too Much? A Review of The Rise and Fall of Rational Control illiberalism.org | Matthew McManus reviews Harvey Mansfield's The Rise and Fall of Rational Control, noting its strengths and weaknesses and relevance for our political moment today.

New piece! Matthew McManus reviews Harvey Mansfield's The Rise and Fall of Rational Control, noting its strengths, weaknesses, and relevance to our political moment today. Check it out! @mattpolprof.bsky.social @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

Football, Illiberalism, and the Struggle for Working-Class Belonging | illiberalism.org Sam Taylor Hill on the important role that football plays in British working-class communities and how illiberal movements use it to recruit supporters.

New piece! Sam Taylor Hill on the important role that football plays in British working-class communities and how illiberal movements use it to recruit supporters.

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The Fracturing Coalition of the New American Right? Trump Support in Christian Nationalism, QAnon, and Christofascism illiberalism.org | Steven Foertsch on the history and contours of the groups comprising the Trump coalition, and why it has recently begun to fracture.

New piece! Steven Foertsch on the history and contours of the groups comprising the Trump coalition, and why it has recently begun to fracture. Check it out! @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

Join us on March 26 for an event tracing the rise of the New Right and their assault on American freedoms, values, and ideals. Author @lkatfield.bsky.social presents her new book, Furious Minds, with @joshuatait.bsky.social moderating!

Register: tinyurl.com/yubpmv7z

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Episode 6 of Ideology Unbound is out now! @lkatfield.bsky.social interviews Russell Muirhead to discuss his book, Ungoverning: The Politics of Chaos and the Attack on the Administrative State, co-authored with Nancy L. Rosenblum.

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Renegade Science: The Politics of MAHA’s Illiberal Health Agenda illiberalism.org | Norah MacKendrick on Make America Healthy Again, its attitude toward science and its defining characteristics, and how it fits within Trump's illiberal second administration.

New piece! Norah MacKendrick on Make America Healthy Again, its attitude toward science, its defining characteristics, and how it fits within Trump's illiberal second administration. Check it out! @nmackend.bsky.social @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

Has the War with Ukraine Pushed Russians Towards Esoterism? illiberalism.org | Dinissa Duvanova on the appeal of the esoteric within the Russian public, its causes, and scale.

New piece! Dinissa Duvanova on the appeal of the esoteric within the Russian public, its causes, and scale.

@ieres-gwu.bsky.social

In case you missed our event with Oren Cass on his 2018 book The Once and Future Worker, the recording is now available on our YouTube channel. @lkatfield.bsky.social @stevenlivingston.bsky.social @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

A Determined Minority: The Three Percenters and How a Historical Myth Inspired an American Insurgency illiberalism.org | Alexander Lowie on the Three Percenter ideology, its origins and defining features, and its role in the January 6th insurrection.

New piece! Alexander Lowie on the Three Percenter ideology, its origins and defining features, and its role in the January 6th insurrection. Check it out! @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

Trump, the Antichrist, and the Epstein Affair illiberalism.org | Joël E. Schnapp on the MAGA movement's continued invocations of the Antichrist and how these may come back to haunt Trump in the face of the Epstein scandal.

New piece! @joelschnapp.bsky.social on the MAGA movement's continued invocations of the Antichrist and how these may come back to haunt #Trump in the face of the #Epstein scandal.

@ieres-gwu.bsky.social

Refusing “the Machine”: Paul Kingsnorth and the Reactionary Mind illiberalism.org | Alex Zakaras reviews Paul Kingsnorth's Against the Machine, illuminating its strengths and weaknesses while using it to peer inside the reactionary imaginary.

New piece! Alex Zakaras reviews Paul Kingsnorth's Against the Machine, illuminating its strengths and weaknesses while using it to peer inside the reactionary imaginary. Check it out! @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

Join us tomorrow for an exciting event with Oren Cass, @lkatfield.bsky.social and @stevenlivingston.bsky.social on the future of the American working class. Link to register here: tinyurl.com/5hdahhk4

Join us on March 5 for an online event discussing the Dark Enlightenment phenomenon with Arnaud Miranda who will present his new book Les Lumières sombres.

Register here: tinyurl.com/yp4ww4xf

Episode 5 of Ideology Unbound is now live. @lkatfield.bsky.social sits down with Marlene Laruelle to talk about #Russia and #illiberalism.
This one is also available as a video on YouTube.

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Stefan Borg on Post-liberalism and the Return of the Common Good illiberalism.org | Stefan Borg on post-liberalism and the common good, and how they relate to populism, gender, environmental politics, and interventionism.

New interview! We talked to Stefan Borg about post-liberalism and the common good, and how they relate to populism, gender, environmental politics, and interventionism. Check it out! @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

Join us on February 25 for a discussion at @ieres-gwu.bsky.social with Oren Cass about the future of American society, economics, and public policy. Moderated by @lkatfield.bsky.social with discussant @stevenlivingston.bsky.social

Register here: tinyurl.com/5hdahhk4

When the Channel Number Changes Democracy | illiberalism.org Elliott Ash on the impacts of increased exposure to Fox News and how it changes voting behavior, judicial decisions, and even local media partisanship.

New piece! Elliott Ash on the impacts of increased exposure to Fox News and how it changes voting behavior, judicial decisions, and even local media partisanship.

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Charles Taylor and Making Peace with Liberalism illiberalism.org | Matthew McManus on Charles Taylor's critique and appreciation of liberal modernity, and how it is a necessary corrective to the malaise of contemporary liberalism, which finds itself unable to combat ...

New piece! Matthew McManus on Charles Taylor's critique and appreciation of liberal modernity, and how it is a necessary corrective to a contemporary liberalism that finds itself unable to combat assaults from the right. Check it out! @ieres-gwu.bsky.social @mattpolprof.bsky.social

Recursive Polarization of Pan-Slavism in Contemporary Slovakia: Being a Slavic Minority vs. Representing Slavic Power | illiberalism.org Tatyjana Szafonova on the political activism, history, and internal divides of the Slovakian Pan-Slavist movement.

New piece! Tatyjana Szafonova on the political activism, history, and internal divides of the Slovakian Pan-Slavist movement.

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A special episode of Ideology Unbound is live now!
@aaronirion.bsky.social interviews @mattpolprof.bsky.social about his book The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism and the contemporary political stakes of revisiting this neglected tradition.

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