The authoritarian Right is rapidly cementing its institutional control of US politics. Last week’s leaked draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v Wade is just the latest brick in the wall.
This likely ruling – which would drastically restrict or ban abortion in nearly half of US states – is the culmination of decades of strategic coordination and funding of right-wing think tanks, legal societies and political representatives by Republicans and their billionaire backers.
Same-sex marriage, contraception, public education and environmental regulations might all be next on the chopping block of this ‘Christofascist’ agenda. Trump and the Republican Party – which has near universally adopted his authoritarian brand – do not control either the legislative or executive branches, but their power is alive and well.
