reactionary

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Reactionary and emotion-driven, the only way he can respond to not being liked or admired is to attempt to punish those who fail to like and admire him by becoming less likable and admirable.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

Reactionary conservatism didn’t become a defining aspect of Miller’s persona until he started high school, according to Jason Islas, one of his best friends in middle school.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2025

In “The Reactionary Poet,” he claims that title in opposition to self-styled revolutionaries whose orthodoxy chokes out creativity and joy.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2023

Also joining me was Osita Nwanevu, who’s a staff writer at the New Republic, and whose recent article, “The Willful Blindness of Reactionary Liberalism,” is the most frequently cited critique of the Harper’s letter.

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2020

Reactionary historians dwell on the fact that such risings as that of the Tenth of August were devised by no more than half of the sections into which Paris was divided.

From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre by Morley, John