When left- and right-wingers agree that the United States is unrepresentative, that represents a mandate for disruption—from Trump in 2024 to Mamdani in 2025.
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Will Johnson,
Time,
1 Jan. 2026
Elon Musk alone has dropped the word more than 30 times on his X account since early 2024, while Joe Rogan has said that its return represents an important win for right-wingers.
That is, rightists who oppose aid to Ukraine tend to be skeptical of Israel and at least open to having anti-Semites in the Republican coalition.
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Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
Historians have pointed to Hodge’s early support of reactionary rightists, including industrialists, landlords, and businessmen—people who were associated with Japanese rule.
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Kornel Chang
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
Though ostracized in their time, people who resisted internment are now seen as civil-rights pioneers.
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Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
The recently formed Racial Disparities Review Committee comes nearly 13 years after a federal judge ruled that the stop-and-frisk tactics of the nation’s largest police force violated the constitutional rights of minorities.
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Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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