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Representative Elise Stefanik, a close ally of President Trump, has also expressed interest in running, and could be a particularly formidable adversary, pitting Ms. Hochul’s Democratic conservatism against the fractious energy of Mr. Trump’s MAGA movement.—
Grace Ashford,
New York Times,
11 May 2025 -
Some see him as Francis’ heir, while others see signs of doctrinal conservatism.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2025
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If so, or even if not, the results of illiberalism by governmental bodies on both sides of the Atlantic are clear for all to see.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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To their east, the once democratic governments of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia have entered varying stages of descent into illiberalism and authoritarianism.—
Robert Kagan,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Apr. 2019
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“Immobilism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immobilism. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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