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How far are Americans willing to go to force each other to fall in line?

According to the establishment media, the intelligentsia, and our political chattering class, the greatest threat to American freedom lies in right-wing authoritarianism. We’ve heard that some 75 million Americans who voted for Donald Trump represent the rise of American fascism; that conservatives have allowed authoritarianism to bloom in their midst, creating a grave danger for the republic.

But what if the true authoritarian threat to America doesn’t come from the political right, but from the supposedly anti-fascist left?

There are certainly totalitarians on the political right. But statistically, they represent a fringe movement with little institutional clout. The authoritarian left, meanwhile, is ascendant in nearly every area of American life. A small number of leftists—college-educated, coastal, and uncompromising—have not just taken over the Democratic Party but our corporations, our universities, our scientific establishment, our cultural institutions. And they have used their newfound power to silence their opposition.

The authoritarian Left is aggressively insistent that everyone must conform to its values, demanding submission and conformity. The dogmatic Left is obsessed with putting people in categories and changing human nature. Everyone who opposes it must be destroyed.

Ben Shapiro looks at everything from pop culture to the Frankfurt school, social media to the Founding Fathers, to explain the origins of our turn to tyranny, and why so many seem blind to it.

More than a catalog of bad actors and intemperate acts, The Authoritarian Moment lays bare the intolerance and rigidity creeping into all American ideology – and prescribes the solution to ending the authoritarianism that threatens our future.

The Authoritarian Moment: How the Left Weaponized America's Institutions Against Dissent by Ben Shapiro is a powerful and eye-opening book that exposes the insidious ways in which the left has weaponized America's institutions against dissent. Shapiro, a renowned conservative commentator and author, provides a comprehensive analysis of the left's tactics, from their control of the media and academia to their weaponization of government agencies.

Shapiro begins by examining the left's control of the media. He argues that the mainstream media has become a mouthpiece for the left, promoting a narrative that is hostile to conservative values and ideas. This control of the media has allowed the left to shape public opinion and silence dissenting voices.

Shapiro then turns his attention to the left's control of academia. He argues that universities have become indoctrination centers, where students are taught to accept the left's ideology without question. This has created a generation of young people who are not only ignorant of conservative thought but also hostile to it.

Finally, Shapiro examines the left's weaponization of government agencies. He argues that the left has used these agencies to target and harass conservatives, silencing their voices and preventing them from exercising their First Amendment rights.

The Authoritarian Moment is a must-read for anyone who is concerned about the future of free speech and democracy in America. Shapiro's book is a powerful wake-up call, exposing the left's authoritarian agenda and its threat to our fundamental freedoms.