The authoritarian right of the United States has adopted the political discourse of monarchy

The French Revolution helps us understand why, writes Matt Gabriele.

There’s been a lot of talk about guillotines over the past couple of years. They’ve been a symbol of protest against the ever-expanding wealth of tech billionaires. They’ve been chillingly been invoked (and almost literally constructed!) by those supporting Donald Trump and the Republicans during the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The i…