Laura K Field

From Forward magazine:

"a revelatory, at times horrifying deconstruction of the New Right; it shows how we arrived at this moment, and it discusses the intentions of those who hope to push it further. ... We recommend her book for the essential knowledge it contains"

Furious Minds The story of the radical conservative intellectual movement shaping Donald Trump’s agenda—and how it threatens American freedoms, values, and democracy

My friend @lkatfield.bsky.social has a book coming out that I think is essential reading for everyone. A starred review in Publisher's Weekly called it a "formidable debut ... a meticulous and unsettling revelation of a right-wing plan for a 'new old-fashioned world.'"

Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right by Laura K. Field. The story of the radical conservative intellectual movement shaping Donald Trump’s agenda—and how it threatens American freedoms, values, and democracy.

Incisive and urgent, @lkatfield.bsky.social's Furious Minds tells the story of the thinkers of the New Right—and their powerful assault on American freedoms, values, and ideals.

Publishing November 4. Preorder yours: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

People going "America was always fascist" or "it's been like this since the 1980s" or making related claims don't seem to realize it, but they're telling everyone that nothing different is happening, nothing worse than usual, so if you weren't up in arms about eg 2013, you shouldn't be now either.

It’s so fucking funny that we’re still getting five NYT op-eds a week calling for the left to tone down their rhetoric

Remember when Hillary Clinton called some Trump supporters “deplorable“?

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

"This is extortion, plain and simple.... The only solution is solidarity and collective action against this effort at federal control over higher education."

A sobering analysis of the illegality of the administration's "compact" and its stakes for higher ed. 🎁🔗

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.

“ABC7 spoke to Pertissue Fisher, a woman who lives in the building. She said ICE agents took everyone in the building, including her, and asked questions later….’They was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other.’”

It can’t happen here, you say. But it is happening.

So, I did our Constitution Day lecture last week and I did not hold back on what I thought (but I was professional about it), and now a couple of other profs are wanting to hold more events to have honest discussions on campus about what’s happening. Permission slips.

There is not a single person in that room who would have described their job in those terms or who likes hearing this buffoon say it.

This is great.

newrepublic.com/article/2009...

If any other president in all of history said the military should use American cities as a training ground he would be removed from office that same day. The hardest thing to tolerate in all this is how relatively silent elected democrats are. It’s ridiculous.

These are some of the most odious people alive.

Thoughts from last night on the indictment of @jamescomey.bsky.social:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

A tale of Washington DC spirit and solidarity.

I was emerging last night from one of DC’s best pizza joints, a place called “2 Amys.”

And I saw a lovely sight.

I'm honored to have Furious Minds featured prominently in the editorial note for the next issue of Foreword.

"Her book is a revelatory, at times horrifying deconstruction of the New Right."

www.forewordreviews.com/articles/art...

For the love of god could someone from the pundit class visit a public state university FFS. Just spend a day w me. Just an afternoon.
I’ll buy you pizza at Grotto’s.

Onward. Forward. Steady. Things have really changed. Now I need your help.

Things have really changed. Now I need your help.
 
I wrote about why I left academia, why I left America, why I left Substack - and why I need your support as I am starting over as a full-time independent writer:
 
Some major personal news:

steady.page/en/democracy...

Really psyched to see that @thomaszimmer.bsky.social has launched this full-time newsletter! He's essential reading for understanding our slide into authoritarianism. I just subscribed!

I'm honored to have Furious Minds featured prominently in the editorial note for the next issue of Foreword.

"Her book is a revelatory, at times horrifying deconstruction of the New Right."

www.forewordreviews.com/articles/art...

In truth, neither Congress nor the executive can claim to represent the undivided will of the American people. It is arguable whether such a thing even exists in the American system, as the public is not a single entity but an ever-shifting set of groups and interests. Congress represents the American people in their diverse and fractious unity, and the president represents a will of some of the people, briefly assembled for a fleeting purpose, to dissipate until it forms anew in the next election. It is simply a conceptual error to think of democratic legitimacy as a grant embedded in a single person. It’s better to see it as a relationship between our political institutions and the publics they serve, each responsive to the other as they work together to do the business of government.

Opinion | This Is About So Much More Than Lisa Cook

to me, the “column” is less a form than an opportunity (and a challenge). you’re telling me i have as much space as i’d like to make an argument about anything i’d like to an audience inclined to pay close attention? well let’s see if they’ll read 2000 words on democratic legitimacy. (gift link)

This ought to be engraved somewhere.

Sen. Tim Kaine: "Brian Kilmeade 10 days ago suggested that homeless, mentally ill people should be lethally injected. He apologized...He didn't get pulled off the air."

Trump's civic purpose in relighting the flames of patriotism

Something that makes me truly sad about this moment is that it's a missed opportunity to come together for real gun reform. But the White House isn't interested in doing that.

Trump administration tries to tamp down panic for high-skill visa holders after last-minute overhaul The president announced Friday that H-1B visas will now come with a $100,000 annual fee, but a U.S. official said it will only apply to new visa applicants.

An absolute clown show.

Avoiding chaos like this is one of the many reasons a for *not* having EOs be the normal method of legislating or regulating. You really want more careful review than “Steve Miller doodled it on a napkin and Trump signed it with a sharpie.”

www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Pretty clear illustration of "you may as well stand up for what you believe in, they're coming for you anyway."

So, what exactly is the “New Right?” Podcast Episode · The Gray Area with Sean Illing · 08/18/2025 · 52m

Great dialogue between @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social and @lkatfield.bsky.social on the thinkers of the New Right

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

The Trump Admin Appointees Who Love Buchanan and Bukele A leaked Project 2025 questionnaire database appears to reveal the books, thinkers, and dictators some Trump appointees most admire.

Read @chancephillips.bsky.social over at @thebulwark.com on the Buchanan and Bukele fans in the administration www.thebulwark.com/p/the-trump-...