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On the Laughable Origins of the Far Right’s Beloved “Great Replacement Theory”

On the Laughable Origins of the Far Right’s Beloved “Great Replacement Theory”

Ibram X. Kendi Explains How a Fringe Idea Made Its Way From Rural France to the Heart of American Power

By Ibram X. Kendi | March 18, 2026

Anti-Fascist Writers, Fascist Family Legacies: Reading Nicholas Mosley in 2026

Anti-Fascist Writers, Fascist Family Legacies: Reading Nicholas Mosley in 2026

Tobias Carroll on the Shockingly Mixed Legacy of England’s Mosley Family

By Tobias Carroll | February 27, 2026

Turning Peasants Into Pinions: At a Child’s Grave in Mousehold Heath, Near Norwich

Turning Peasants Into Pinions: At a Child’s Grave in Mousehold Heath, Near Norwich

Ben Ehrenreich on the Riots of Northern England, Then and Now

By Ben Ehrenreich | September 13, 2024

“Weaponized Autism.” Shame, Pride, and the Making and Undoing of the Alt-Right

“Weaponized Autism.” Shame, Pride, and the Making and Undoing of the Alt-Right

Elle Reeve Explores the Possible Links Between Neurodivergence and Political Extremism

By Elle Reeve | July 15, 2024

How Donald Trump Spun a Political Career Out of Conspiratorial Hatred

How Donald Trump Spun a Political Career Out of Conspiratorial Hatred

Arthur Goldwag on the Clear and Present Danger of Far-Right Extremism in America

By Arthur Goldwag | March 13, 2024

Why the Culture of the So-Called Great Books is Hostile to Trans People

Why the Culture of the So-Called Great Books is Hostile to Trans People

Naomi Kanakia on the Intellectual Cult of the Transphobic Rationalist

By Naomi Kanakia | April 14, 2023

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Rebecca Solnit on the Empty Violence of the Underachievers’ Coup

One Week After the Insurrection That Went Nowhere

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German far-right party distributes racist coloring books.

German far-right party distributes racist coloring books.

By Jonny Diamond | February 20, 2020

How not to separate your church from your state: Tennessee seeks to make Bible “state book.”

How not to separate your church from your state: Tennessee seeks to make Bible “state book.”

By Jonny Diamond | February 10, 2020

Donald Trump Jr. booed out of his own book launch by young America Firsters.

Donald Trump Jr. booed out of his own book launch by young America Firsters.

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How the Algorithm Rewards Extremism

How the Algorithm Rewards Extremism

Clive Thompson on Big Tech, the Internet, and the Mess We're In

By Clive Thompson | March 28, 2019

Empathy Exams: On Fictionalizing Extremists

Empathy Exams: On Fictionalizing Extremists

One Writer’s Activism is Another Writer’s Terrorism

By Tobias Carroll | February 1, 2019

R.O. Kwon and Paul Harding Talk God and Faith in American Fiction

R.O. Kwon and Paul Harding Talk God and Faith in American Fiction 

With Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | January 24, 2019

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