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This research paper was written by Dylan Norton as the culmination of his year-long political science MA degree. It details at length the rise of illiberal and authoritarian politics in the United States in the 21st century, and argues that the digital media landscape and the rise of social media as the main public forum has led to both extreme partisan polarization and a deluge of political misinformation spread by bad actors. Additionally, with the neoliberal political order in the process of breaking down, Norton argued that the current right-wing movement centered around a perceived zero-sum battle between social groups, mistrust in democracy, and the scapegoating of demographic minorities is an unforeseen but unsurprising result of the application of neoliberal ideals in a non-ideal reality. He predicted that either the progressive strain of liberalism would see a resurgence as people came to realize the shortcomings of the old order, or that the masses would be swayed by kleptocrats and demagogues into accepting illiberal and undemocratic governance in the guise of "fixing" an otherwise fine system under attack by malicious out-groups. He is sad to see that the latter has taken place.