Far Right
The Political Scene Podcast
Why Jim Jordan Is Still “the Man for the Moment”
Despite his failed bid for Speaker, the Ohio representative is the face of a Republican Party that is more interested in launching investigations than it is in passing laws.
Under Review
How to Treat Right-Wing Violence in the U.S.
Does the far-right extremism of the Trump era represent an eternal pattern in American politics or a new one?
Daily Comment
The Puzzling, Increasingly Rightward Turn of Mario Vargas Llosa
The writer has shocked many by endorsing Latin America and Spain’s rising authoritarian movements.
Daily Comment
Why Israel’s Government Is Attacking Its Public-Broadcasting System
Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition is going after élite institutions, and that’s not good for democracy.
Letter from the Southwest
What Really Happened at Waco
Thirty years later, an avoidable tragedy has spawned a politically ascendant mythology.
Q. & A.
The Failed Coup Plotters Yearning for the German Reich
A mishmash of conspiracy theories and imperial nostalgia has found purchase with the country’s far-right factions.
News Desk
What the Conviction of Stewart Rhodes Means for Right-Wing Militancy
Will imprisoning the Oath Keepers’ leader for seditious conspiracy derail the movement he helped build?
The Political Scene Podcast
The Historical Echoes of Trump’s Dinner with a White Supremacist
Following the former President’s meal at Mar-a-Lago with the Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes, our roundtable breaks down the Republican Party’s historic relationship with the far right.
News Desk
The Conservative Stalwart Challenging the Far-Right Legal Theory That Could Subvert American Democracy
J. Michael Luttig is opposing Republican groups in one of the most momentous cases that the Supreme Court is considering this term.
Q. & A.
Vladimir Putin’s Place in the Culture Wars
The columnist Christopher Caldwell discusses conservative admiration for the Russian leader, and whether election denialism is just politics.
Q. & A.
“I’m a Woman, I’m a Mother, I’m Christian”: How Giorgia Meloni Took Control in the Italian Election
The country has chosen its most right-wing government since the Second World War. Will political dysfunction temper extremism?
The Daily
How a War Correspondent Understands Far-Right Extremism
Luke Mogelson discusses his new book, “The Storm Is Here: An American Crucible,” and the precarious future of democracy.
Satire from The Borowitz Report
Lauren Boebert Claims Nineteenth Amendment Does Not Exist Because God Gave Moses Only Ten Amendments
“More than that would be hard to chisel into the tablets and whatnot,” the Colorado representative said.
Dispatch
Two January 6th Defendants and the Consolidation of Right-Wing Extremism
As Congress searches for accountability, Guy Reffitt and Jessica Watkins remain defiant.
Daily Comment
An Insurrectionist Could Be the Next Governor of Pennsylvania
Doug Mastriano, who won the Republican nomination, has pushed Trump’s lies about the election and sent busloads of supporters to the Capitol riot.
Cultural Comment
Our Misguided Obsession with Twitter
The social-media platform has become a spectacle driven by a narrow and unrepresentative group of élites.
Letter from Europe
The French Far Right Comes on Little Cat Feet
After years of seeing Marine Le Pen as a dangerous extreme, many voters now see her as a politician like any other.
Q. & A.
Will Macron’s Centrism Defeat France’s Growing Right Wing?
The scholar Arthur Goldhammer discusses the ascent of far-right challenger Marine Le Pen and increasing anti-Muslim sentiment in France.
Daily Comment
France Is Still Standing After the First Round of Presidential Elections
Emmanuel Macron will once again face Marine Le Pen in a second round, but he should have a small but decisive edge.
Daily Comment
The Ultra-Nationalist Éric Zemmour Makes a Bizarre Bid for the French Presidency
The far-right leader’s campaign carries alarming echoes of Vichy France.