Aidan McLaughlin

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has worked hard to shed her reputation as a far-left dilettante

They are less powerful and less popular than at any point in recent history

Much has changed since 2017, when fashion labels and publishers boycotted the new administration

A new generation armed with microphones and little else takes center stage

The YouTuber and entrepreneur has improbably emerged as one of the most prominent voices in right-wing media