Panics about secret societies and fraternal organizations are a useful leading indicator of an authoritarian political tide. When you look at who worries about

Panics about secret societies and fraternal organizations are a useful leading indicator of an authoritarian political tide. When you look at who worries about them, and governments that make pronouncements about them, looking back on who the good guys were, it usually wasn't the ones threatened by what happens when good men find a way to connect with one another.