The post-2012 #MAGA movement has reversed Ronald Reagan's vision for what it might mean for America to be "great again." kirbylaingcentre.co.uk/wp-content/upl… Kirby Laing Centre

For Ronald Reagan, America's being "great again" explicitly did *not* mean reversion to a previous, idealized state. kirbylaingcentre.co.uk/wp-content/upl… Kirby Laing Centre

For Ronald Reagan, America's being "great again" explicitly meant the country's ability to *surpass itself*. kirbylaingcentre.co.uk/wp-content/upl… Kirby Laing Centre

For Ronald Reagan, America's being "great again" explicitly meant the country's ability to surpass its own prior levels of what might have been considered greatness. kirbylaingcentre.co.uk/wp-content/upl… Kirby Laing Centre

For Ronald Reagan, America's being "great again" did *not* mean a return to a previous period of supposed greatness that, in reality, had severe difficulties of its own. kirbylaingcentre.co.uk/wp-content/upl… Kirby Laing Centre

For Ronald Reagan, America's being "great again" meant a continuation of progress and improvement. kirbylaingcentre.co.uk/wp-content/upl… Kirby Laing Centre

In recent years, the #MAGA movement has left aside Ronald Reagan's inviting, cooperative "Let's (MAGA)." kirbylaingcentre.co.uk/wp-content/upl… Kirby Laing Centre

In recent years, the #MAGA movement has—by comparison to Ronald Reagan's vision—transformed what it might mean for America to be "great again." kirbylaingcentre.co.uk/wp-content/upl… Kirby Laing Centre

Since 2012, the #MAGA movement finds itself in a distinct phase. Only time will tell how—and how far—the imperative to #MAGA will itself continue to "make America." kirbylaingcentre.co.uk/wp-content/upl… Kirby Laing Centre

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In the United States, Cinco de Mayo is an occasion for the celebration of the culture and heritage of Mexico and, to some extent, Latin America more broadly. jdavidstark.com/three-readings…

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In recent years, the United States has been awash with the imperative to #MAGA. kirbylaingcentre.co.uk/wp-content/upl… Kirby Laing Centre

The #MAGA imperative has been advanced as an agenda, contested as a danger, and everything in between. kirbylaingcentre.co.uk/wp-content/upl… Kirby Laing Centre

The #MAGA imperative has frequently figured in the media, various public discussions, and innumerable private ones. kirbylaingcentre.co.uk/wp-content/upl… Kirby Laing Centre

The #MAGA imperative has shown itself capable of transforming both religious convictions and its own history into further support for its agenda. kirbylaingcentre.co.uk/wp-content/upl… Kirby Laing Centre

According to Google Ngram data, the #MAGA imperative is attested at least since the late 19th century. kirbylaingcentre.co.uk/wp-content/upl… Kirby Laing Centre

Through 2012, the #MAGA slogan's frequency in the Google Ngram data set peaked in the early 1980s and the late 2000s. kirbylaingcentre.co.uk/wp-content/upl… Kirby Laing Centre

Through 2012, the #MAGA slogan's prominence rose in a period following an economic downturn during and around the 1970s and 2007–2009. kirbylaingcentre.co.uk/wp-content/upl… Kirby Laing Centre