Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right by Laura K. Field
The book starts with an anecdote from the author's experience at a conservative conference where another attendee made an off-color, cringeworthy comment. This sets the tone of a book that is ostensibly objective, yet subtly biased. I couldn't help but feel sympathy for the MAGA folks. The conservative intellectuals come from different backgrounds and have different intellectual goals. There are Harvard professors as well as talk-show hosts. There are securalists, evangelicals as well as a strong Catholic contingent. Trump is not really part of this movement. However, he has been adopted by them as a way to help push the desired agenda. If the United States had proportional representation, there would be a number of different parties that formed a MAGA coalition with plenty moving in and out. There are many that are willing to stick to their principles despite opposition.
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