Try Napoleon, Not Hitler

I just wish the academics who talk about “fascism” day in and day out could expand their alarmist repertoire even a tiny bit, if only to make the discourse less boring. Here’s one suggestion (just to help articulate a view I emphatically do *not* share): a much more interesting…

— Adrian Vermeule (@Vermeullarmine) November 5, 2024

Exactly! Napoleon III makes a far better bogey man for a late-stage Republic. Fascism is passé, and we've moved on.