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To Hell With Assimilation

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Catoggio, N. (2026, September 14). To Hell With Assimilation. The Dispatch. https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/boilingfrogs/assimilation-immigrants-texas-racism-republicans-postliberals/

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Nick Catoggio writes in his daily newsletter Boiling Frogs about how the Republican Party's acceptance of candidates and leaders from diverse backgrounds challenges perceptions of its voter base and leadership being uniformly racist or prejudiced. He questions whether supporting non-traditional candidates like Vivek Ramaswamy for governor of Ohio or appointing Harmeet Dhillon to a high-ranking position in the Justice Department indicates changing attitudes within the party.
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Nick Catoggio's newsletter Boiling Frogs comments on the apparent shift towards inclusivity within American conservative politics. He questions the level of racism in voters who would support Vivek Ramaswamy, an Indian-American, for governor of Ohio. Additionally, he critiques the prejudiced views of party leaders by pointing out their comfort with placing Harmeet Dhillon, a native of Chandigarh, India, at the helm of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. Catoggio frames these nominations as indicative of a changing landscape in American conservatism regarding racial and cultural diversity.

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American NORP · 1× Chandigarh GPE · 1× Civil Rights Division ORG · 1× Harmeet Dhillon PERSON · 1× India GPE · 1× Nick Catoggio’s PERSON · 1× Ohio GPE · 1× Vivek Ramaswamy PERSON · 1× the Justice Department’s ORG · 1×

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You’re reading Boiling Frogs, Nick Catoggio’s daily newsletter featuring sharp, introspective commentary on populism, polarization, and the gradual erosion of American conservatism. asserted
You → read → conservatism
How racist can a party’s voters be if they’re willing to nominate a guy named “Vivek Ramaswamy” to be governor of Ohio? asserted
they → ’re → Ohio
How prejudiced can its leaders be if they’re comfortable placing Harmeet Dhillon, a native of Chandigarh, India, in charge of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division? asserted
they → ’re → Division
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