February 18, 2022 6:30 am

‘Freedom’ Is Still the Republican Rallying Cry

The embrace of the Canadian trucker protesters by the American Right is a sign that the Tea Party spirit was never fully extinguished.

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People walk past trucks blocking a downtown street as truckers and their supporters continue to protest against Covid vaccine mandates in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 15, 2022.

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It’s not 2010 again in GOP politics and it never will be, but you could be forgiven for having flashbacks to the beginnings of the Tea Party.

A leaderless grassroots revolt has emerged from almost nowhere, causing outrage in the media and among elected officials, as it opposes government overreach in high-spirited demonstrations.

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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It’s not 2010 again in GOP politics and it never will be, but you could be forgiven for having flashbacks to the beginnings of the Tea Party.

A leaderless grassroots revolt has emerged from almost nowhere, causing outrage in the media and among elected officials, as it opposes government overreach in high-spirited demonstrations.