Ian Reifowitz

First of all, it's not a "news conference" if he doesn't take any questions. MAGA Mike Johnson is scared.

Secondly, Trump and the GOP lost. They won't admit it, but they did. That's why they are running away rather than taking a victory lap. So stay strong and #VoteBlue.

YouTube video by Anthony Scaramucci The Formula That Made Donald Trump Unstoppable - Ian Reifowitz

Anthony Scaramucci was kind enough to interview me about my new book (co-authored wth Anastacia Dawn Kurylo) Riling Up the Base: Examining Trump‘s Use of Stereotypes through a Multidisciplinary Lens. Please have a listen, and thanks, Anthony! youtu.be/i2D1kS-GSb8?...

I was born in Hollis, Queens before my parents and I moved, but my grandparents and extended family stayed there for another 40 years, so I was constantly in the 'old neighborhood.'

Thank you, Greg! I hope folks find the conversation as stimulating as I did.

Thanks, Craig!

The Daily Blast: Trump’s Rants to Generals Spiral into Madness as Dem Unloads: “Idiot!” Podcast Episode · The DSR Network · 10/01/2025 · 25m

On The Daily Blast, @gregsargent.bsky.social talked to @ianreifowitz.bsky.social. He explains how Trump is relying on longtime right-wing political tropes that trade on grievance and hate, and why it’s all heading to a very dark place. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Transcript: Trump Rants to Generals Unravel, and Dem Erupts: “Idiot!” As Trump unleashes dark threats and Senator Ruben Gallego savages him in response, the author of a book on Trump’s rhetoric explains how he’s supercharging old right-wing tropes with a new turn into a...

Thanks @gregsargent.bsky.social & @newrepublic.com for having me on to discuss my book _Riling up the Base: Examining Trump's Use of Stereotypes through an Interdisciplinary Lens. We talk Trump, the military, & the "enemy within"-i.e., Americans who disagree with him. newrepublic.com/article/2011...

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UN General Assembly convenes after Trump speech Trump praised his own policy decisions in his speech while excoriating the United Nations.

Please check out my appearance Wednesday on 13 WHAM ABC's Political Pulse. We discussed Trump's remarks, mostly on Gaza/Israel and Ukraine. 13wham.com/news/good-da...

Political Pulse: Empire State U professor talks hate speech SUNY Empire State professor Ian Reifowitz explains the ramifications of AG Pam Bondi's position on alleged hate speech.

Yesterday I was again on Political Pulse in Rochester. We discussed freedom of speech, Attorney General Bondi’s remarks about prosecuting “hate speech” and the broader question of inflammatory rhetoric in the political arena, for which I drew on my research. Enjoy! foxrochester.com/news/good-da...

Kagro in the Morning podcast (AUDIO): Friday, September 12, 2025 Listen to our archived episodes: Pandora|LibSyn|YouTube Support the show: Patreon|PayPal: 1x or monthly|Square Cash * Today David Waldman welcomes the distinguished Ian Reifowitz, author of Riling Up ...

Exclusive interview with author Ian Reifowitz! @ianreifowitz.bsky.social Only on today's Kagro in the Morning www.dailykos.com/stories/2025... with David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social

NYC area folks: Come to my book event at Barnes & Noble on September 30! I’ve got big news! I’m doing another in-person event for my new book, Riling Up the Base: Examining Trump’s Use of Stereotypes through an Interdisciplinary Lens, which I co-authored with Dr. Anastacia...

NYC area folks: Come to my book event at Barnes & Noble on September 30! www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

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🚨WE HAVE A FLIP TO REPORT🚨

Democrat Catelin Drey has FLIPPED Iowa State Senate Seat 1 tonight!

And in doing so, Democrats have ended the GOP Supermajority in the Iowa State Legislature!

This was a Trump +11 district, and the Democrat is ahead by 9 points!

A 20 point swing!

Riling Up the Base: Examining Trump’s Use of Stereotypes through an Interdisciplinary Lens (De Gruyter Series in Race, Ethnicity, and Political Communication, 3) Riling Up the Base: Examining Trump’s Use of Stereotypes through an Interdisciplinary Lens (De Gruyter Series in Race, Ethnicity, and Political Communication, 3) [Kurylo, Anastacia, Reifowitz, Ian] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Riling Up the Base: Examining Trump’s Use of Stereotypes through an Interdisciplinary Lens (De Gruyter Series in Race, Ethnicity, and Political Communication, 3)

Please check out my new book on Trump and stereotypes, published today. Also, this Weds at 6:30 my co-author Anastacia Kurylo and I will be at Barnes & Noble at the SmithHaven Mall talking about the book. www.amazon.com/Riling-Base-...

Thanks, Dave!

Democrats have drifted from Obama’s unifying vision of America—and paid the price. I argue in this piece for the Progressive Policy Institute that they must reclaim Obama’s inclusive, aspirational message that built a multiracial coalition and won twice. www.progressivepolicy.org/how-democrat...

Thank you!

Riling Up the Base: Examining Trump’s Use of Stereotypes through an Interdisciplinary Lens (De Gruyter Series in Race, Ethnicity, and Political Communication, 3) Riling Up the Base: Examining Trump’s Use of Stereotypes through an Interdisciplinary Lens (De Gruyter Series in Race, Ethnicity, and Political Communication, 3) [Kurylo, Anastacia, Reifowitz, Ian] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Riling Up the Base: Examining Trump’s Use of Stereotypes through an Interdisciplinary Lens (De Gruyter Series in Race, Ethnicity, and Political Communication, 3)

Please join me and co-author Anastacia Kurylo at 6:30pm, August 6 at @barnesandnoble.com at the SmithHaven Mall in Lake Grove, NY to discuss my book Riling Up the Base: Examining Trump’s Use of Stereotypes through an Interdisciplinary Lens. @jenmercieca.bsky.social www.amazon.com/Riling-Base-...

You realize you just advocated for genocide.

"What’s really at issue here is whether Trump can simply pull 'emergencies' out of his rear to assume dictatorial powers for himself. The court is saying, 'No, you can’t.' Trump’s rant basically says: 'Yes, I can.'"

I’m so glad we’re relitigating Biden’s competency while an amphibian-brained degenerate releases a steady ooze of vile slime out of the White House.

say it again:

4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities

ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x

demolishing higher education is economic sabotage

Every book published in the United States is sent to the Library of Congress. Also, if you are under 16 you cannot use the reading room or order books.

The Republican Assault on Medicaid Can Be Stopped Their plans are horrific, but the politics are on Democrats' side.

This is a classic “wedge issue,” uniting one party and dividing the other. If Dems press hard enough and people understand the horror of what Republicans are attempting, they can be beaten.

The more attention it gets, the better the chances of stopping it:
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Casar: "The party of 'very fine people on both sides' or 'Jewish space lasers' does not give a damn about stopping antisemitism. If my Republican colleagues want to stop the spread of antisemitism, maybe they should stop apologizing for and promoting antisemites."

Trumpism is actually not about restoring good manufacturing jobs. Bringing mass scale toy manufacturing to the US (brutal factory jobs) while gutting unions/regulations (also core ideological commitments of Trumpism) is a recipe for drudgery and subjugation.

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Trump’s Horrifying Removal of Man in “Error” Takes an Even Darker Turn The Trump administration could allow Kilmar Abrego Garcia back into the U.S. and try to deport him through proper channels. So why won’t it even do that?

Don't overlook this: Trump is leaving Abrego Garcia to rot in a foreign gulag even though the admin can always bring him back and *retry him for deportation in a lawful way.* That they won't do this shows their case against him is nonsense.

New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1939...

Breaking News 3m ago Randy Fine, a state senator, easily won a House seat in Florida, adding to the G.O.P. majority.

This was a choice. Fine won by 8 pts in the district Mike Waltz won by 30 pts just 5 months ago.

That the NYT frames it as “easily won” is a leading reason we are where we are.

Headlines matter. Framing matters.

If Elon Musk really is a Nazi, then how come he sent national security secrets to a Jewish journalist?

The motto for this administration:

“You may think we look dumb, but we’re even dumber than that.”