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American Freakshow

Nina Burleigh, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Laura K. Field, Andra Watkins, Clara Bingham, Mr. Lawrence, johnhrichardson, Anita Kulkarni

A weekly newsletter from veteran journalist Nina Burleigh keeping an eye on MAGA extremism and its absurdity.

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Authors

The writers behind this newsletter.

  • Nina Burleigh

    National political journalist, author of 7 nonfiction books including The Trump Women: Part of the Deal; and the novel Zero Visibility Possible, the first in a trilogy of dystopic satires.

  • Ruth Ben-Ghiat

    Historian of authoritarians, propaganda, democracy protection. NYT Bestselling Book: Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present. Consultant for film & TV. Represented by CAA & The Gernert Company.

  • Laura K. Field

    I am a writer and political theorist in Washington, DC, and author of Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right, from Princeton University Press.

  • Andra Watkins

    Survivor of Christian Nationalism; author of For Such a Time as This; NYT bestselling author of the memoir Not Without My Father: One Woman's 444-Mile Walk of the Natchez Trace; proud immigrant

  • Clara Bingham

    Journalist, writer, New Yorker, mother of 3 plus 3

  • Mr. Lawrence

    40 years working in international entrepreneurial finance and teaching.

  • johnhrichardson

    Writer, grandpa, democrat.

  • Anita Kulkarni
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