Michael Lind

How America’s right wing is becoming a lot more like Britain’s

Today’s Republicans talk less about God and more about fighting illegal immigration

issue 22 November 2014
 

 Washington DC

‘That’s the trouble with these muscle cars… cost a fortune to run.’

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[/audioplayer]Amid all the commentary about the Republican party’s triumph in America’s midterm elections, a remarkable fact was ignored: in style and substance, the American right is rapidly becoming a lot more like Britain’s.

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