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Catholic Integralism Is a Brutal Dead End. Will Gen Z Repeat It?
A growing subculture is determined to subordinate America to the authority of Catholic theology. But this project has been tried before: it ends in predictable horrors.
By Paul Mueller | October 6, 2026
"Are the kids okay?"
I wonder this often. The answer for a frightening number of them, I think, is "no." Whether it's the allure of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) or Black Lives Matter activism or the cynicism of 4chan, 8chan, QAnon and Alt-Right media, an alarming number of young people have been radicalized.
Catholic Integralism Is a Brutal Dead End. Will Gen Z Repeat It?
A growing subculture is determined to subordinate America to the authority of Catholic theology. But this project has been tried before: it ends in predictable horrors.
By Paul Mueller | October 6, 2026
"Are the kids okay?"
I wonder this often. The answer for a frightening number of them, I think, is "no." Whether it's the allure of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) or Black Lives Matter activism or the cynicism of 4chan, 8chan, QAnon and Alt-Right media, an alarming number of young people have been radicalized.