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“Rules For Radicals” Alive and Well in Santa Barbara

By Brian Campbell

Aug 18, 2026
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A funny thing happened after I wrote about political dehumanization: a local journalist responded by personally attacking me.

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I recently wrote The Guillotine Arrives in Santa Barbara after guillotine imagery appeared during Santa Barbara’s rent-control debate.

I wrote:

“This blade of retribution didn’t appear because of a war, a presidential electi…

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