The Trump Cult and the Albatrosses Around America’s Neck

Southern racism, religious fundamentalism, and the backlash against modernity

Photo by Gage Skidmore, on Flickr

It’s common now to remark on how the Republican Party has turned into a cult of personality for Donald Trump.

For example, a 2023 CBS poll found that “Trump’s voters hold him as a source of true information, even…