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should not shock people. we have seen this movie before. history doesn t repeat itself, but it sure often does rhyme. we re in a sort of 1930s moment. hate, specifically anti-semitism and white nationalism, they re on the right on the right, aided in some cases by politicians. in her podcast, ultra, my friend and colleague rachel maddow tells a story of a time not too long ago in our country s history when a nazi agent named george sylvester byron attempted to infiltrate congress. with the help of his pal, senator earnest lundin, george sylvester had roped in dozens of sitting members of congress to help him launder and disseminate nazi propaganda using the ressources of the united states congress. we have a number of the biggest figures in american politics in this period, men who were trucy household names, the biggest names in republican congressional politics, they all full under the spell of this