The UnPopulist
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Defending liberal democracy against authoritarianism in the U.S. and around the world.
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Looking to detox from oral arguments/better understand the reality here, here's a really terrific historically detailed chat about why it's ludicrous to imagine Congress can't impose restrictions on when/why executive officials can be fired.
Apropos of the mess going on SCOTUS today, my recent conversation with @narosenblum.bsky.social about why, short version, it's all a bunch of nonsense. @theunpopulist.net
The Founders Never Meant to Give the President Unchecked Removal Powers: A Conversation with Noah Rosenblum
It would be a constitutional mistake for the Roberts Court to overturn Humphrey's Executor and embrace an extreme version of the Unitary Executive Theory
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December 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Looking to detox from oral arguments/better understand the reality here, here's a really terrific historically detailed chat about why it's ludicrous to imagine Congress can't impose restrictions on when/why executive officials can be fired.
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Apropos of the mess going on SCOTUS today, my recent conversation with @narosenblum.bsky.social about why, short version, it's all a bunch of nonsense. @theunpopulist.net
The Founders Never Meant to Give the President Unchecked Removal Powers: A Conversation with Noah Rosenblum
It would be a constitutional mistake for the Roberts Court to overturn Humphrey's Executor and embrace an extreme version of the Unitary Executive Theory
www.theunpopulist.net
December 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Apropos of the mess going on SCOTUS today, my recent conversation with @narosenblum.bsky.social about why, short version, it's all a bunch of nonsense. @theunpopulist.net
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Corruption and cruelty go hand in hand in this administration.
The relentless commitment to corruption from this administration continues to astound.
Trump Pardons His Honduran Strongman Buddy Convicted of Cocaine Trafficking as Hegseth Executes Venezuelans Suspected of Drug Smuggling: An Executive Watch Roundup
Our early-December selection of the president's latest and greatest assaults on the rule of law
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December 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Corruption and cruelty go hand in hand in this administration.
The relentless commitment to corruption from this administration continues to astound.
Trump Pardons His Honduran Strongman Buddy Convicted of Cocaine Trafficking as Hegseth Executes Venezuelans Suspected of Drug Smuggling: An Executive Watch Roundup
Our early-December selection of the president's latest and greatest assaults on the rule of law
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December 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The relentless commitment to corruption from this administration continues to astound.
Inside The UnPopulist are two wolves.
One that the NYT relies on to understand this moment, and the other that Laura Loomer blasts on X for calling out the modern right.
Okay maybe it's just one wolf—opposing authoritarianism—and only the far right and its enablers react negatively to it.
One that the NYT relies on to understand this moment, and the other that Laura Loomer blasts on X for calling out the modern right.
Okay maybe it's just one wolf—opposing authoritarianism—and only the far right and its enablers react negatively to it.
December 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Inside The UnPopulist are two wolves.
One that the NYT relies on to understand this moment, and the other that Laura Loomer blasts on X for calling out the modern right.
Okay maybe it's just one wolf—opposing authoritarianism—and only the far right and its enablers react negatively to it.
One that the NYT relies on to understand this moment, and the other that Laura Loomer blasts on X for calling out the modern right.
Okay maybe it's just one wolf—opposing authoritarianism—and only the far right and its enablers react negatively to it.
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My only concern about the title of this article is that it might be taken as a challenge.
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Trump’s Pardons Cover Every Conceivable Form of Corruption
He is doling them to crooks, cronies, campaign contributors, violent insurrectionists, child sex offenders, convicted drug dealers, and others
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December 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
My only concern about the title of this article is that it might be taken as a challenge.
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Every day as news breaks of yet another corrupt pardon by Trump, we become inured. But when @tracinski.bsky.social put it all together @theunpopulist.net, the picture is jaw dropping. My alternative head was "There Are No Words to Describe Trump's Corrupt Pardons." open.substack.com/pub/theunpop...
Trump’s Pardons Cover Every Conceivable Form of Corruption
He is doling them to crooks, cronies, campaign contributors, violent insurrectionists, child sex offenders, convicted drug dealers, and others
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Every day as news breaks of yet another corrupt pardon by Trump, we become inured. But when @tracinski.bsky.social put it all together @theunpopulist.net, the picture is jaw dropping. My alternative head was "There Are No Words to Describe Trump's Corrupt Pardons." open.substack.com/pub/theunpop...
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Trump's transformation of the presidential pardon power into an all-purpose instrument for his most depraved and corrupt instincts is truly horrifying.
@tracinski.bsky.social lays it all out in his latest for @theunpopulist.net
Read this and weep
@tracinski.bsky.social lays it all out in his latest for @theunpopulist.net
Read this and weep
Trump’s Pardons Cover Every Conceivable Form of Corruption
He is doling them to crooks, cronies, campaign contributors, violent insurrectionists, child sex offenders, convicted drug dealers, and others
www.theunpopulist.net
December 5, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Trump's transformation of the presidential pardon power into an all-purpose instrument for his most depraved and corrupt instincts is truly horrifying.
@tracinski.bsky.social lays it all out in his latest for @theunpopulist.net
Read this and weep
@tracinski.bsky.social lays it all out in his latest for @theunpopulist.net
Read this and weep
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My latest: "It is possible there are more ways to abuse the pardon power than Trump has found so far, but we would be hard pressed to think what they would be."
www.theunpopulist.net/p/trumps-par...
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Trump’s Pardons Cover Every Conceivable Form of Corruption
He is doling them to crooks, cronies, campaign contributors, violent insurrectionists, child sex offenders, convicted drug dealers, and others
www.theunpopulist.net
December 5, 2025 at 2:24 AM
My latest: "It is possible there are more ways to abuse the pardon power than Trump has found so far, but we would be hard pressed to think what they would be."
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Watch his full remarks from this year's @theunpopulist.net conference here.
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"Philosophical Roots of Illiberal Movements" at Liberalism for the 21st Century
YouTube video by The UnPopulist
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December 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Watch his full remarks from this year's @theunpopulist.net conference here.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=hteJ...
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The right is no longer conservative in any sense of the word.
They seek to conserve nothing.
Their only remaining impulse is a desire to dominate and destroy.
Every word of this from @tomgpalmer.bsky.social. 👇
They seek to conserve nothing.
Their only remaining impulse is a desire to dominate and destroy.
Every word of this from @tomgpalmer.bsky.social. 👇
December 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The right is no longer conservative in any sense of the word.
They seek to conserve nothing.
Their only remaining impulse is a desire to dominate and destroy.
Every word of this from @tomgpalmer.bsky.social. 👇
They seek to conserve nothing.
Their only remaining impulse is a desire to dominate and destroy.
Every word of this from @tomgpalmer.bsky.social. 👇
For the first time in a long time, Hungary's Viktor Orban is in trouble. That is precisely why Donald Trump has now come to his aid.
The partnership makes total sense, of course, as the two have considerable ideological overlap.
The partnership makes total sense, of course, as the two have considerable ideological overlap.
Trump and Putin Are Trying to Rescue Hungarian Strongman Orbán from Electoral Defeat
It is unclear if they'll succeed but they show that the world's autocrats are working hard to keep each other in power
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December 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
For the first time in a long time, Hungary's Viktor Orban is in trouble. That is precisely why Donald Trump has now come to his aid.
The partnership makes total sense, of course, as the two have considerable ideological overlap.
The partnership makes total sense, of course, as the two have considerable ideological overlap.
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For the first time in a decade and a half, Viktor Orban is electorally vulnerable. So of course his fellow authoritarian strongmen are coming to his aid.
Trump and Putin Are Trying to Rescue Hungarian Strongman Orbán from Electoral Defeat
It is unclear if they'll succeed but they show that the world's autocrats are working hard to keep each other in power
www.theunpopulist.net
December 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
For the first time in a decade and a half, Viktor Orban is electorally vulnerable. So of course his fellow authoritarian strongmen are coming to his aid.
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when i call the guy a fascist, i'm not being edgy, or using a loaded word for the sake of it
i'm taking a standard, consensus model of the ideology from political theory & showing the degree of fit
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i'm taking a standard, consensus model of the ideology from political theory & showing the degree of fit
www.theunpopulist.net/p/even-by-a-...
Even by a Strict Definition, Elon Musk Is a Fascist
He is weaponizing Tolkien to promote violence by ‘hard men’ against Asian immigrants
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December 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
when i call the guy a fascist, i'm not being edgy, or using a loaded word for the sake of it
i'm taking a standard, consensus model of the ideology from political theory & showing the degree of fit
www.theunpopulist.net/p/even-by-a-...
i'm taking a standard, consensus model of the ideology from political theory & showing the degree of fit
www.theunpopulist.net/p/even-by-a-...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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In a new NYT essay, @shikhadalmia.bsky.social is quoted extensively on the future of Trump’s MAGA movement. This is excellent stuff.
December 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
In a new NYT essay, @shikhadalmia.bsky.social is quoted extensively on the future of Trump’s MAGA movement. This is excellent stuff.
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Good piece by @polphilpod.bsky.social at @theunpopulist.net. I think there is something to be said for distinguishing fascism proper from merely illiberal right-populism. And there's no plausible narrow and precise definition of "fascist" that Musk doesn't very obviously meet.
Even by a Strict Definition, Elon Musk Is a Fascist
He is weaponizing Tolkien to promote violence by ‘hard men’ against Asian immigrants
www.theunpopulist.net
December 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Good piece by @polphilpod.bsky.social at @theunpopulist.net. I think there is something to be said for distinguishing fascism proper from merely illiberal right-populism. And there's no plausible narrow and precise definition of "fascist" that Musk doesn't very obviously meet.
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"Fascists simply do not care about what is true. In a deep and fundamental way, it just doesn’t matter to them. You can see that even in how Musk set up his analogy. What he posted is not even the plot of The Lord of The Rings! It is the hobbits who ultimately save Gondor, not the other way around."
Even by a Strict Definition, Elon Musk Is a Fascist
He is weaponizing Tolkien to promote violence by ‘hard men’ against Asian immigrants
www.theunpopulist.net
December 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"Fascists simply do not care about what is true. In a deep and fundamental way, it just doesn’t matter to them. You can see that even in how Musk set up his analogy. What he posted is not even the plot of The Lord of The Rings! It is the hobbits who ultimately save Gondor, not the other way around."
Thanks, Samantha!
Please follow @aaronrosspowell.com, who runs a first-rate podcast.
Here’s an edited transcript of the convo between Aaron, @andycraig.bsky.social, and @shikhadalmia.bsky.social, for anyone interested:
Please follow @aaronrosspowell.com, who runs a first-rate podcast.
Here’s an edited transcript of the convo between Aaron, @andycraig.bsky.social, and @shikhadalmia.bsky.social, for anyone interested:
December 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Thanks, Samantha!
Please follow @aaronrosspowell.com, who runs a first-rate podcast.
Here’s an edited transcript of the convo between Aaron, @andycraig.bsky.social, and @shikhadalmia.bsky.social, for anyone interested:
Please follow @aaronrosspowell.com, who runs a first-rate podcast.
Here’s an edited transcript of the convo between Aaron, @andycraig.bsky.social, and @shikhadalmia.bsky.social, for anyone interested:
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Good writing about a bad person, here.
Brand new at @theunpopulist.net, @polphilpod.bsky.social's fascinating piece showing how Elon Musk's deployment of Tolkien is straightforwardly fascist.
Even by a Strict Definition, Elon Musk Is a Fascist
He is weaponizing Tolkien to promote violence by ‘hard men’ against Asian immigrants
www.theunpopulist.net
December 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Good writing about a bad person, here.
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Belief in: Nation. State. Violent Masculinity. Restoration of Mythic Past. Racial Purity. These are the core concepts that define a fascist. And they fit Musk to the tee! @polphilpod.bsky.social's excellent debut piece at @theunpopulist.net.
www.theunpopulist.net/p/even-by-a-...
www.theunpopulist.net/p/even-by-a-...
Even by a Strict Definition, Elon Musk Is a Fascist
He is weaponizing Tolkien to promote violence by ‘hard men’ against Asian immigrants
www.theunpopulist.net
December 1, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Belief in: Nation. State. Violent Masculinity. Restoration of Mythic Past. Racial Purity. These are the core concepts that define a fascist. And they fit Musk to the tee! @polphilpod.bsky.social's excellent debut piece at @theunpopulist.net.
www.theunpopulist.net/p/even-by-a-...
www.theunpopulist.net/p/even-by-a-...