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"Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it." - John LennonSeems appropriate. pic.twitter.com/1ZP3x756Lf— Gareth Icke (@garethicke) April 7, 2026

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The MAGA look — you know the one: dramatic eyeliner, long, wavy hair, sheath dresses — is a defining feature of President Trump's Republican Party. And it's about a lot more than appearances. Journalist Inae Oh joins us to talk about what the aesthetics of MAGA tell us about power, influence, race and femininity.

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Donald Trump is no ordinary con man. He's way above average — and the American political system is his easiest mark ever.

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When the NY Times declared in September that “Mark Zuckerberg is Done With Politics,” it was obvious this framing was utter nonsense. It was quite clear that Zuckerberg was in the proce…

Trump Told Supporters To “Cheat Like Hell.” The NY Times Went With “A Bit Tired Of Politics.”

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This Is What Makes My Head Spin.

THIS is what makes my head spin: The president is not a moral figure in any idiom, any land, any culture, any subculture. I’m not talking…

This Is How We Radicalized The World

On Sunday, far-right evangelical Jair Bolsonaro was elected president of Brazil. The era of being surprised at this kind of politics is over. Now we have to live with what we've done.

A Grand Unified Theory of Why Elon Musk Is So Unfunny

Elon Musk's terrible sense of humor: a theory of how the Tesla and Twitter CEO became obsessed with proving that he's funny.

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It is now clear that the intellectual class has been caught entirely flat-footed on the wrong side of the Great Weirding in the US. Almost all discourses at…

An Open Letter To Members Of The United States Congress

I think we can all agree that nobody seems to be taking the business of governing ourselves terribly seriously. I say we can all agree on this because I think we all know that Donald Trump is a der…

Free Speech Experts: Jonathan Haidt’s Moral Panic Is As Old As Democracy Itself

We’ve been saying for years now that Jonathan Haidt’s crusade against social media and kids is a moral panic dressed up in academic robes, and that the evidence simply does not support …

Why So Many MAGA Men Look Like Joe Rogan

The slim-fit uniform of grindset entrepreneurs and right wing podcasters can be traced back decades.

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The media coverage of Tony Blair's essay on what the UK government should do treats him as a statesman rather than the salesman he really is...