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Bruce Kuklick

Fascism Comes to America: A Century of Obsession in Politics and Culture

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A crowd at an American Nazi Party rally raising their hands for the Nazi salute.

What Is the History of Fascism in the United States?

Bruce Kuklick traces the meaning of the term “fascist” from its origins to the present day and how it has, over the years, gradually lost its coherence.

by Richard J. Evans via The Nation on January 17, 2024

Illustration of the word Facism, divided by various speach bubbles.

Does American Fascism Exist?

For nearly a century, Americans have been throwing the term around—without agreeing what that means.

by Daniel Bessner via The New Republic on March 6, 2023

McGeorge Bundy with Lyndon Johnson in 1967

American Mandarins

David Halberstam’s title The Best and the Brightest was steeped in irony. Did these presidential advisers earn it?

by Edward Tenner via The American Scholar on March 24, 2022

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