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Recent Examples of radicalism
And so Newsom’s attempt at moderation is becoming an object lesson in the inability of even the most ambitious Democrats to separate themselves from cultural radicalism.
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The Editors, National Review, 4 June 2025
This is what happens when democracies turn a blind eye to growing ideological radicalism within their own borders.
—Margaux Chetrit, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Born in 1924, with a life forged in Italian anti-fascism, religious nonconformity, and artistic radicalism, Sapienza’s turbulent existence had the feel of a one-person prison fight itself, even if her name is not immediately recognizable to international audiences.
—David Katz, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
In this new struggle, as sharp-eyed militants understood, firmness of tread counted a great deal more than radicalism of demand.
—Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 4 June 2025
This is what happens when democracies turn a blind eye to growing ideological radicalism within their own borders.
—Margaux Chetrit, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Born in 1924, with a life forged in Italian anti-fascism, religious nonconformity, and artistic radicalism, Sapienza’s turbulent existence had the feel of a one-person prison fight itself, even if her name is not immediately recognizable to international audiences.
—David Katz, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
In this new struggle, as sharp-eyed militants understood, firmness of tread counted a great deal more than radicalism of demand.
—Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for radicalism
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Now, the Gallup poll found that only 14% of Republicans have a positive view of socialism, compared to 66% of Democrats.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Open relationships, medical inequality, and electoral socialism aren’t engaged as jokes or mere biographical shorthand here.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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The study was even able to link these beliefs with the incitement of violence and extremism.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Gotsch said most issues, including rising extremism and polarization, can be tied back to the lack of competition in Indiana’s elections.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Although the book is set in an unnamed year, Harold easily tracks as the type of male voter who has recently drifted toward the political right, animated by suspicions that modern liberalism has forgotten about people like him.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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And in modern American culture, liberalism is being squeezed from both sides of the political aisle.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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This irrationality, which is especially difficult to model, often boils down to computational constraints.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Radicalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/radicalism. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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