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Dark Magic

The right-wing text that makes you left-wing

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Johann Kurtz
Apr 28, 2023
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I’m assembling a reading list for my young son. Some inclusions and exclusions are obvious. I can’t wait for him to read C.S. Lewis, Alan Garner, Tolkein, and Frank Herbert. 

But no series have I struggled with more than Harry Potter. 

To the perceptive and intelligent reader, the Harry Potter stories are right-wing texts. I love them. Bear with me, and…

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