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An antidemocratic philosophy called 'neoreaction' is creeping into GOP politics

  • Written by George Michael, Professor of Criminal Justice, Westfield State University
imageJ.D. Vance, who won Ohio's GOP Senate primary, calls neoreactionist Curtis Yarvin a friend.Drew Angerer/Getty Images

President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election were brazenly antidemocratic. Yet Trump and his supporters nonetheless justified their actions under the dubious pretense of preserving American...

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