R. Steigmann-Gall (Kent State): Star-spangled Fascism: American Interwar Political Extremism in Comparative Perspective. “I thought I understood the American Right. Trump proved me wrong”: Rick Perlstein looks back at how he and his peers failed to anticipate the rise of the president. Racism motivated Trump voters more than authoritarianism. Fear of diversity made people more likely to vote Trump: The 2016 election was really a battle about having an open society. What can we do about the politics of resentment? Fusion politics is the answer to the politics of resentment. Trump voters in a swing district wonder when the “winning” will start. This brutal new poll shows that fewer and fewer people believe Trump’s lies. Trump is making the GOP heinously unpopular again.
