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

The Famous or Infamous General Chang-Hsun, the leading Reactionary in China to-day, who still commands a force of 30,000 men astride of the Pukow Railway.

From The Fight For The Republic in China by Putnam Weale, B. L. (Bertram Lenox)