- Republicans, a history: How did the party of "law and order" become the party of crooks and crime? — Fundamentalism and authoritarianism pushed the Republicans from low-grade mendacity into a threat to democracy https://www.salon.com/2019/11/24/republicans-a-history-how-did-the-party-of-law-and-order-become-the-party-of-crooks-and-crime/ 70 comments politics