Return of the Generalissimo

A specter is haunting American politics—the specter of Francoism

May 31, 2023

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This is a guest post by David Austin Walsh, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Virginia, soon-to-be postdoctoral fellow at Yale, and friend of The Racket. His book, Taking America Back: American Conservatism and the Far Right, will be published in Spring 2024 by Yale University Press.

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A guest post by

David Austin Walsh

David Austin Walsh is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Virginia. His book TAKING AMERICA BACK: THE CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT AND THE FAR RIGHT, is due out in March 2024.