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Is Trump losing the support of his Maga base?

In an interview with NBC News in January 2026, Donald Trump said: “Maga is me. Maga loves everything I do.” Until recently, this statement was true. But over the past several months, cracks have begun to appear in the loyalty of the US president’s “Make America Great Again” base.

The Conversation · Apr 30

100 Years of Murray Rothbard

Remembering America's most radical and definitive modern libertarian intellectual.

Reason · Mar 2

Culture wars, political polarization and deepening inequality: the roots of Trumpism

More than 100 days into his return to the White House, the conclusion is stark: Donald Trump is no longer the same president he was during his first term. His familiar nationalist and populist rhetoric is now openly paired with an authoritarian turn – one without precedent in US history. He…

The Conversation · May 7, 2025

Friday essay: ‘me against you’ – Jon Ronson investigates the perpetual outrage of the culture wars

The culture wars are perpetually waged in response to new and imagined threats, but they’ve been around forever. They just keep taking on new forms. In Australia, we’re seeing heated zero-sum disputes about everything from gender and sexuality, and race and religious freedom in schools, to climate change and the…

The Conversation · May 16, 2024

Culture Warrior in Chief

The modern presidency is a divider, not a uniter. It has become far too powerful to be anything else.

Reason · Apr 7, 2024

Haley as a holdout could still be more than a speed bump for Trump

History shows that when the major party nominees for president have not cleared the field of notable challengers before summer, they tend to lose in the fall.

WEKU · Mar 3, 2024

Biden Campaign Faces Challenges In Michigan Primary Results

Challenges faced by Biden and Trump in Michigan primaries, highlighting concerns over support among young voters and potential impact of primary challenges...

Top News · Feb 28, 2024

Generations after its heyday, isolationism is alive and kicking up controversy

For a time, the phrase "America First" seemed an artifact of the prewar world. But the idea that the U.S. would do better by holding the rest of the world at arm's length never entirely disappeared.

WEKU · Feb 18, 2024

The GOP's Pitchfork Populism Is Older Than Trump

But it doesn't have to be the future of the GOP or the country.

Reason · Feb 4, 2023

They perfected the "art of polarization"

Historian Nicole Hemmer talks to Salon about how Rush, Newt, Buchanan and an obsession with Clinton remade the GOP

Salon · Oct 17, 2022