The Right's Admiration for Vladimir Putin Tells You Everything You Need to Know About American Conservatives

They have a deep affinity for authoritarianism and an even deeper distrust of modern Western culture. One of the most astonishing turnabouts in the history of American politics is the big bear hug with which so many conservatives and Republicans are embracing former KGB operative and current Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. This, after 50 years of lacerating the former Soviet Union as what Ronald Reagan called the “evil empire.”Nothing may better certify the chaos into which our worl