Authoritarians and Extremists Exploit the Right's Political Confusion

Authoritarians and Extremists Exploit the Right's Political Confusion

The tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk has left a deep vacuum within the American right — one that various political actors are now attempting to fill. For roughly a decade, the mainstream media labeled anyone who opposed Big Government, collectivism, or high taxation as some kind of “far-right radical.”  After years of misusing and diluting these labels, society now finds itself unable to distinguish genuine extremism from ordinary political …