Peter Montgomery
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CPAC 2023 PREVIEW: PITCHFORKS AND PROPAGANDA
The schedule and speakers list for this week’s Conservative Political Action Conference make it clear that the gathering will be dominated by the → Read More
MAGA Sheriff Mark Lamb Contemplates Senate Run
Mark Lamb, a right-wing sheriff from Arizona and a pro-Trump activist, told attendees at an Arizona pro-gun rally Saturday that he is “seriously → Read More
Far Right Seeks to Control Classroom Content by Taking Over School Boards
Weeks before the Nov. 8 elections, a gaggle of far-right pundits are helping raise money for the 1776 Project PAC, one of the right-wing groups that is → Read More
How Christian Nationalism Fueled the Insurrection and Threatens Democracy
Public hearings by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection have given Americans a much clearer understanding of all the → Read More
‘My Hero’: Radio Host Eric Metaxas Fawns Over White Nationalist-Funding Mike Lindell
Just days after election conspiracy theorist and right-wing funder Mike Lindell entered into a fundraising partnership with white nationalist Vincent → Read More
Ron DeSantis Gives Extremist Candidates a Big Embrace
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a 2024 presidential hopeful whose bullying culture-warrior persona and embrace of former President Donald Trump have endeared → Read More
Extremists to Watch in Today’s Primaries
From Arizona to Washington state, far-right candidates are seeking the Republican nomination for office and will find out if their dedication to the Big → Read More
Big Lie and Christian Nationalism Promoter Doug Mastriano Wins GOP Primary for Pennsylvania Governor
Pennsylvania State Sen. Doug Mastriano won Tuesday’s Republican primary election for governor. Mastriano, who built a statewide campaign with the support → Read More
Overturning Roe Is Just the Beginning
Analysis The Supreme Court majority built by the hard-right legal movement with help from Republican presidents and senators, and turbocharged by three → Read More
The Jan. 6 Insurrection Should Have Been No Surprise, and Neither Should the Next Right-Wing Coup Attempt
While the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was shocking, it was not surprising to Right Wing Watch or other extremism researchers and → Read More
‘Constitutional Sheriff’ Richard Mack Endorses Mark Finchem, Oath Keeper, Q-Anon Promoter and Stop the Steal Activist for Arizona Secretary of State
Arizona secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem announced last week that he has been endorsed by ‘Constitutional sheriff’ Richard Mack. Finchem is a → Read More
New North Dakota Law Makes It Illegal to Teach About Systemic Racism
The right-wing campaign against teaching about racism in American history and institutions achieved another milestone Friday night when North Dakota Gov. → Read More
Religious-Right Groups Celebrate Youngkin’s Win, Look Toward 2020
The come-from-behind victory of Virginia’s Republican Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin is setting off a predictable round of gloating and credit-taking from some → Read More
Michael Flynn Warns of ‘Problems’ if Arizona Attorney General Does Not Indict and Arrest Election Officials
Former national security adviser and “stop the steal” activist Michael Flynn appeared on “constitutional sheriff” Richard Mack’s BrighteonTV show last → Read More
Virginia GOP Lt. Gov. Candidate Winsome Sears Welcomes Endorsement of Anti-LGBTQ Extremist and Failed Candidate E. W. Jackson
Hard-right pastor E.W. Jackson was soundly rejected by Virginia voters when he was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in 2013, but that didn't → Read More
Right-Wing Media, Activists Slam Biden for Replacing Lee Greenwood on National Arts Council
Right-wing country singer Lee Greenwood has served on the National Council on the Arts since the George W. Bush administration, and some right-wing → Read More
Christian Nationalist Rick Scarborough Targets Houston-Area Public School Boards
Rick Scarborough, a self-described “Christocrat,” strident anti-LGBTQ activist, and longtime critic of public education, is raising money for his group → Read More
Team Trump Celebrates First ‘Win’ in Bid to Replace House Republicans Who Backed Impeachment
One America News Network host Natalie Harp declared this week that “RINOs are going extinct,” adding that “it couldn’t happen soon enough.” Harp denounced → Read More
Abortion-Banning, Voter-Suppressing, Gun-Promoting, Border-Sealing Texas Gov. Abbot Not Far-Right Enough for Trumpist Wing of GOP
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed the nation’s most radical abortion ban, a far-reaching voter suppression law, and legislation that allows Texans to carry → Read More
Anti-LGBTQ, Anti-Choice Groups Mobilize to Elect Glenn Youngkin Virginia Governor
Anti-LGBTQ and anti-choice religious-right groups and leaders are mobilizing to help Republican Glenn Youngkin win this year’s Virginia gubernatorial → Read More