The annual Conservative Political Action Conference has been gradually waning in energy for years, but empty convention halls and an anemic speakers list gave many young people in attendance a doomed feeling.
On “The Ezra Klein Show,” the writer Naomi Klein and the Times columnist Ezra Klein discuss how they are thinking about fascism in this political moment — from the elite backlash against movements like #MeToo to the aesthetics and impulsivity of Trumpism.
Naomi Klein’s book “Doppelganger” is a journey into the world of MAGA and right-wing conspiracies. But it’s also a look at how the left’s political culture sits in relation to this mirror world. On “The Ezra Klein Show,” the writer talks to the Times Opinion columnist Ezra Klein about how the use of the “mute button” on social media has spilled offline as well, creating political communities that are isolated from one another.
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