Eric and Jackson dive into the deep end of the debate on fascism. What is American fascism; how serious is it; where did it come from; and why is everyone doing it. All these questions and more will go mostly unanswered.

Other topics in here: cold opens about parking spots, Marjorie Taylor Greene as the newest version of Pat Buchanan or David Duke, QAnon as a part of the apocalyptic Christian tradition, and why conspiratorial thinking has always been an essential part of American conservatism (especially blood libel and pedophile fearmongering) and consequently, the modern Republican Party.

We also rank which sociopath / MyPillow CEO we think will probably win the 2024 Republican primary.

You should read: "The Year the Clock Broke" by John Ganz; Marjorie Taylor Greene and the history of Republican conspiracy theories by Zack Beauchamp; Nicholas Kristof's stupid letter to his stupid friends; and Stephanie McCrummen's profile of Kevin Van Ausdal to make sense of some of this.

Class is *clap clap* in session