i’ll end this little brainstorm by just asking what it is, exactly, that the MAGA right likes about the United States, since it explicitly rejects those things that make this nation distinctive — its pluralism, its revolutionary heritage and egalitarian aspirations, and its republican institutions

I mean, I feel like some defense attorneys would have something to say about it…

Trump caused a rift in libertarian circles between those who truly believed in universal liberty and those who only cared about their own freedom. As a former libertarian myself, I can say that split was enlightening and depressing.