far right
noun
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Despite what the word evokes in history, panzer references are not common on the far right, Beirich told me.
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
In the minds of those on the far right, what’s at stake are their traditional values, gun ownership and individual rights.
—Art Jipson, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2025
Instead of the end-of-history triumphalism emanating from more mainstream quarters, thinkers on the far right warned about the persistence of big states and public spending.
—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
At home, his platform is standard fare for the far right: stricter immigration laws, fewer social benefits for noncitizens and limits on dual nationals holding sensitive public jobs.
—Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
But with the possible exceptions of Finland and Sweden, recent European history shows that when the center-right starts cooperating with the far right, the far right ends up dominating.
—Nathalie Tocci, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2025
Nearby in North County, the far right lane of eastbound state Route 78 was also closed around 8:30 a.m. because of flooding, and crews were trying to determine if the whole freeway needed to be shut down due to standing water, Officer Jim Bettencourt said.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
During a change-of-command ceremony Friday, Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi, far right, takes over from outgoing commander Alexey Ovchinin, far left.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2025
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is far right, NATO skeptical, and Putin-friendly, and its leaders have regularly derided Scholz as a warmonger.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2025
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
In the minds of those on the far right, what’s at stake are their traditional values, gun ownership and individual rights.
—Art Jipson, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2025
Instead of the end-of-history triumphalism emanating from more mainstream quarters, thinkers on the far right warned about the persistence of big states and public spending.
—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
At home, his platform is standard fare for the far right: stricter immigration laws, fewer social benefits for noncitizens and limits on dual nationals holding sensitive public jobs.
—Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
But with the possible exceptions of Finland and Sweden, recent European history shows that when the center-right starts cooperating with the far right, the far right ends up dominating.
—Nathalie Tocci, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2025
Nearby in North County, the far right lane of eastbound state Route 78 was also closed around 8:30 a.m. because of flooding, and crews were trying to determine if the whole freeway needed to be shut down due to standing water, Officer Jim Bettencourt said.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
During a change-of-command ceremony Friday, Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi, far right, takes over from outgoing commander Alexey Ovchinin, far left.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2025
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is far right, NATO skeptical, and Putin-friendly, and its leaders have regularly derided Scholz as a warmonger.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Far right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20right. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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