Beyond Rhetoric

Cult Leader Tactics in Modern Political Campaigns

It was the post-9/11 era, a time when the nation's wounds were still raw, and the fervor of patriotism swept through every corner of society. In the midst of it all, I was just a 10-year-old kid, navigating the tumultuous waters of political influence that surrounded me.

My father, an unapologetic, though independently-minded, conservative, was a staunch…