MICHAEL ANTON is Lecturer in Politics and Research Fellow at Hillsdale College’s Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship in Washington, D.C. He has served as deputy assistant to President Trump, and in other political and corporate roles. He is also a senior fellow at the Claremont Institute. His writings have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the Claremont Review of Books, among many other publications. He is the author (as “Nicholas Antongiavanni”) of The Suit: A Machiavellian Approach to Men’s Style (Collins, 2006).
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Read More“The Flight 93 Election” galvanized many voters in 2016 by spotlighting the stakes ahead in November and reproaching complacent elements on the right. It also drew disparagement from many who judged it too apocalyptic in its assessment of the options facing the electorate.
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“The Flight 93 Election” galvanized many voters in 2016 by spotlighting the stakes ahead in November and reproaching complacent elements on the right. It also drew disparagement from many who judged it too apocalyptic in its assessment of the options facing the electorate.