Overview
- Paul Krugman reports a mass staff departure from the Heritage Foundation, including more than a dozen who recently joined Mike Pence’s Advancing American Freedom.
- Krugman argues that Heritage president Kevin Roberts has tolerated white nationalist figure Nick Fuentes, prompting internal backlash.
- He contends Heritage has lost the ‘intellectual gloss’ it once provided to conservatives and questions the organization’s remaining purpose.
- Krugman frames the resignations as a possible precursor to a broader non‑MAGA Republican rebellion, while noting such outcomes are speculative.
- He writes that Democratic election wins are the immediate safeguard for democratic norms, as Roberts remains in his post and departures continue to be reported.