Defending democracy needs appeals to material self-interest

The MAGA Republicans and the "so what?" problem

I don’t think there’s anything wrong, factually, with saying that Donald Trump’s political movement is an authoritarian menace to the integrity of American political institutions. And while characterizing the ideological tenor of that movement as “semi-fascist” is inflammatory, I don’t think it’s incorrect.

I do wonder, to an extent, about the purpose o…