Nazism, Godwin's Law, and the Far Right

There is an internet adage coined in the 1990s by Mike Godwin called Godwin’s Law. The rule states, “As an online discussion grows longer, the possibility of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1.”

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White Supremacist Shootings Post-Election Create Deadly Legacy

During the election campaign in 2008 it was clear some people on the political Right were becoming agitated about the potential for a Black man backed by liberals to become the next President of the United States.

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Remembering the New Right

Political Strategy and the Building of the GOP Coalition
A color image of Paul Weyrich, a black and white image of Morton Blackwell, and a color image of Richard Viguerie.

When the Washington Post ran an obituary for Paul Weyrich on its front page last December, the casual reader could be forgiven for not recognizing the name. But those who followed conservative politics inside Washington probably approved of the…

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Leaderless Counterterrorism Strategy

The “War on Terror,” Civil Liberties, and Flawed Scholarship

The effectiveness of counterterrorism efforts by the Bush Administration is compromised by flawed analyses based on sloppy scholarship by Marc Sageman and Bruce Hoffman—two leading experts heavily relied on by policymakers. The resulting programs of…

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The Art of the Slur

From Joe McCarthy to David Horowitz
David Horowitz, a white man with his hands raised in the air, in front of a mic stand.

Bill O’Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, and Ann Coulter: these are perhaps the best known of the right-wing commentators who seem to have trouble with the truth — although their lies have little impact on their careers. The list also includes David Horowitz,…

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White Power Cyberculture

Building a Movement
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My bro N I went to our first Aryanfest this last weekend in Phoenix. It was just mind blowing on the amount of brothers and sisters out there all living, breathing, and working for the cause. And here I thought we were alone LOL.

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George Wallace and the Rightward Turn in Today's Politics

A Black person in a yellow T-shirt holding a sign that says "voter suppression is violence"

In the spring of 2005, Georgia’s Republican-controlled legislature passed a law requiring all voters to appear at their proper polling place carrying either a Georgia driver’s license or an official photo ID issued by the Georgia Department of Motor…

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Thinking about Elephants

Toward a Dialogue with George Lakoff
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Since last November’s election, George Lakoff’s book, Don’t Think of an Elephant!,1 has deservedly captured the imagination of mainstream Democrats and of many progressives as well. He offers us the promise that we can achieve…

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The Montana Human Rights Network

Fighting the Far Right with Research

In April 2005, Kevin McGuire, an engineering student at the local state university, ran for the Bozeman, Mon. elementary school board. He was a newcomer in town, hailing from Santa Rosa, Calif., and part of the white flight flowing into the state.…

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The Extreme Right in Europe: Fascist or Mainstream?

A woman with a scarf holding a sign that says "open the borders"

Parties of the extreme Right now have a role in the governments and/or the parliaments of several European countries, including Flanders (northern Belgium…

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Dynamics of Bigotry

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The Patriot and Armed Militia Movements

Groups that have consciously and unconsciously adopted the countersubversion model promoted by centrist/extremist theory were quick to call for increased government power to fend off the perceived threat to law and order posed by the armed militia…

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The Resurgent Right

Why Now?
Boxes, prams, tarps, and other disparate items piled up under a blue sky on the sidewalk

For those who have worked to further social justice and democratic values in the United States, the election of November 8, 1994 was a defeat. The election results indicate that the American public has repudiated the liberalism that has been the…

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Cadre or Cult?

Gino Perente, NATLFED & the Provisional Party It’s Northern California in early 1971. On an island in the Feather River, about thirteen people are busy with shovels and picks digging a deep hole. The purpose of their endeavor is to enable…

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NCLC and Its Extended Political 'Community'

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