No Kings, No Fascists, Know History

Seven million in the streets—or a narrative that outran the facts? We unpack the “No Kings” rallies with a clear-eyed look at turnout claims, media framing, and the surprising historical flubs that turned Boston Tea Party lore into prop work. From there, we trace a bigger thread: how redefining loaded words like fascism isn’t just sloppy, it’s strategic. When a term once reserved for Mussolini and Hitler gets reduced to shorthand for “policies I dislike,” the debate tilts from evidence to emo...