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Far-right frenzy as conservative's damning exposé ties Nazi-aligned network to White House

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Conservative commentator Erick Erickson is naming the white men he says are pulling the right toward white nationalism and dictatorship, and he says some of them are close to Vice President JD Vance. In a lengthy Substack essay published Wednesday, Erickson accused a small, well-funded group of men of quietly working their way into conservative think tanks and church organizations. "You might think it does not affect you, but, in time, you will see their efforts in your church pews, in your kids’ brains, and in your politicians’ mouths," Erickson wrote on X. "It begins with shampoo." At the center of the network, Erickson explained, is Charles Haywood, who made his fortune selling shampoo before selling his Indianapolis hair-care company. Haywood wrote a manifesto describing a future government that would not be democratic and would bar women from choosing careers over family, Erickson reported. Erickson cited reporting that Haywood's foundation has given $390,500 to the Claremont Inst