Ian Ward unpacks the intellectual influences that shape the mind of J.D. Vance, Trump’s vice-president pick. They are Notre Dame professor Patrick Deneen, venture capitalist Peter Thiel, blogger Curtis Yarvin, deceased philosopher René Girard, writer Sohrab Ahmari, the group of […]
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“The Great Charlie Kirk,” the wizard of “Dark MAGA”
On Tuesday, North Carolinians dumped evangelical frat boy Madison Cawthorn. Yesterday he gave us more evidence as to why he wasn’t fit to serve in Congress. Perhaps some of you have already heard about the “Dark MAGA” Instagram post. In […]
Idaho Lt. Governor tries to defend her appearance at a white nationalist conference
Idaho Lt. Governor Janice McGeachin is running for governor. Some of you may remember her May 2021 stunt when she tried to impose a mask ban while the Idaho governor, Brad Little, was out of the state. Some of you […]
Episode 90: The Gospel According to Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh was a celebrated aviator, the father of the baby abducted in the “crime of the century,” a Nazi sympathizer, and a believer in eugenics. He also carried a small New Testament with him as he entered the South […]