Shikha Dalmia
@shikhadalmia.bsky.social
President, Institute for the Study of Modern Authoritarianism. Founder @ismapolicy.bsky.social. Editor, The UnPopulist www.theunpopulist.net. Classically liberal. Hate dogmas, esp my own. Rightwing populism is the threat of our time to liberal democracy.
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@radleybalko.bsky.social on the importance of The UnPopulist:
September 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
@radleybalko.bsky.social on the importance of The UnPopulist:
This man is the face of the once respectable Manhattan Institute and the prized writer at @thefreepress.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This man is the face of the once respectable Manhattan Institute and the prized writer at @thefreepress.bsky.social
A conservative lawyer's scathing indictment of the conservative legal movement at @theunpopulist.net
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August 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
A conservative lawyer's scathing indictment of the conservative legal movement at @theunpopulist.net
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Apparently, whether Harvard deserves to be taken over by MAGA commies is an open question! This is how an authoritarian takeover gets normalized while pretending to be principled!
July 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Apparently, whether Harvard deserves to be taken over by MAGA commies is an open question! This is how an authoritarian takeover gets normalized while pretending to be principled!
Trump is going after immigrants in every way possible. First, he is stripping them of protections. And then he's going after outfits trying to stop his draconian, often illegal, actions. The goal is to be able to do what he wants without any checks or challenges.
June 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Trump is going after immigrants in every way possible. First, he is stripping them of protections. And then he's going after outfits trying to stop his draconian, often illegal, actions. The goal is to be able to do what he wants without any checks or challenges.
The New Face of America
June 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The New Face of America
Sorry if you were duped, but attacks on "illegal immigration" were always about maintaining native white dominance. It is not even about Western civ or culture. It has always been about race.
June 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Sorry if you were duped, but attacks on "illegal immigration" were always about maintaining native white dominance. It is not even about Western civ or culture. It has always been about race.
Nice to see Andrew Sullivan echo @theunpopulist.net’s critique of The Free Press!
April 21, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Nice to see Andrew Sullivan echo @theunpopulist.net’s critique of The Free Press!
Steven Pinker agrees with @theunpopulist.net's assessment of The Free Press.
April 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Steven Pinker agrees with @theunpopulist.net's assessment of The Free Press.
One of the real LOL nuggets in the piece was this 🤣
April 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
One of the real LOL nuggets in the piece was this 🤣
Another good one:
April 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Another good one:
My favorite sign yet at the #DCprotest
April 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
My favorite sign yet at the #DCprotest
March 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
NewsMax level shit here. Immigrants should be grateful that the US is not Hamas. Got it, libertarians!
March 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
NewsMax level shit here. Immigrants should be grateful that the US is not Hamas. Got it, libertarians!
An....d here we go:
February 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
An....d here we go:
Not a word about Hegseth as a dishonorable defender of war criminals or regret over the murderous Putin trying to enslave Ukraine or how the administration is trying to broker a deal without any concessions from Putin. Talk about a valentine!
Libertarians for imperialism is not a good look!
Libertarians for imperialism is not a good look!
February 18, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Not a word about Hegseth as a dishonorable defender of war criminals or regret over the murderous Putin trying to enslave Ukraine or how the administration is trying to broker a deal without any concessions from Putin. Talk about a valentine!
Libertarians for imperialism is not a good look!
Libertarians for imperialism is not a good look!