Most Americans assume a totalitarian regime like the Soviet Union or Communist China couldn’t happen here. My guest today, Rod Dreher, believes that is a dangerous and naive mentality. In this interview, he lays out his belief that America is increasingly falling under a “soft totalitarianism” that starts with things like cancel culture, wokeness, and political correctness but ends much, much worse. Do you think America is under threat of totalitarianism? Let me know in the comments!
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