Jonah Goldberg has taken a bit of a beating in conservative circles over the last few years because he deeply dislikes Trump.
Yet he has still written some great books. Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics Is Destroying American Democracy is extremely good, and Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning is a masterpiece. Liberal Fascism is centered around the idea that fascism/Nazism are not rightward-leaning ideologies at all. On the contrary, they’re a kissing cousin of modern liberalism/progressivism. Before I echo Goldberg’s arguments, let’s drop a few quotes from Liberal Fascism to help you get an idea of where he’s coming from: * “Before the war, fascism was widely viewed as a progressive social movement with many liberal and…Open
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