Foundational Ideas Part 1

Fascism and Authoritarianism

One of the first things we want to talk about is that we believe that the U.S. is in the midst of a slow take-over by Authoritarian elements. One of the best authors we know on this topic is Jacob Stanley, and here is an interview where he defines Fascism and talks about how it is unfolding in this country: Jacob Stanley .

Nor did this movement come out of the air. Our favorite researcher explaining how this movement was created and grained traction is Nancy MacLean, who is an amazing researcher. Her new book chronicles this history and this is a link to the NPR book review (also noting some of the debate around the book): Nancy MacLean.