The McCloskeys’ Unsubtle Message to White America
Mark and Patricia McCloskey appeared at the Republican National Convention to warn that Democrats want to “abolish the suburbs.” Their vision of America is premised on fear—and dominating others.
P sat close together on their burnt-red scalloped couch, the dark wood-paneled walls behind them teasing the grandeur of their St. Louis home, which has been French silk damask wall coverings, classical-style ceiling murals, and marble urns depicting the Roman god Neptune out front. In June, the pair stood on their lawn, barefoot in slacks, beside carefully curated shrubbery, waving a pistol and an AR-15-style rifle at Black Lives Matter protesters who were headed toward the mayor’s house. The standoff made national
