Category: Right-Wing Extremism and Alt-Right

The Right Loves the Founding Fathers. They Might Love the A.I. Versions Even More.

The New York Times – On the Runway:
Glenn Beck and other pundits are turning figures like George Washington into supposedly infallible podcasters.
Cambridge Professor Jason Arday’s Work Challenged Ahead of Book Launch

The New York Times – On the Runway:
A knife-wielding masked man. A pig’s head outside his parents’ door. Running 30 marathons in 35 days. The Cambridge professor Jason Arday, accused of plagiarism, says he’s been through it all. Not everyone believes him.
Christopher Nolan’s Trojan Horse

The New York Times – On the Runway:
The finest trick of his “Odyssey” is smuggling the core of Judeo-Christian ethics into an ancient Greek epic.
The German Auto Industry, a Pillar of the National Psyche, Is Trembling

The New York Times – Business:
The country’s iconic carmakers are struggling with tariffs, the growth of electric vehicles and intense competition from Chinese companies.
Charlie Kirk’s Former Security Chief Sues Candace Owens for Defamation

The New York Times – Business:
The lawsuit focuses on remarks made by Ms. Owens, a right-wing podcaster, about Mr. Kirk’s killing, highlighting a growing tension among factions of the American right.
The Onion Signs New Deal to Take Over Infowars

The New York Times – Business:
A new deal, which would allow The Onion to use the Infowars name and website address, must be approved by a Texas judge.
Javier Milei Tamed Argentina’s Inflation. Now He Wants to Reshape Its Values.

The New York Times – Business:
Argentina’s right-wing president has tamed the country’s runaway inflation. Now he wants to transform its values.
QAnon Faithful See Validation in the Epstein Files

The New York Times – Business:
The nearly decade-old conspiracy theory does not align neatly with the facts emerging from the documents. That does not seem to matter.
How the H-1B Visa Debate Is Driving a Wave of Racism Against South Asians

The New York Times – Business:
A dispute over the impact of H-1B visas on U.S. workers has been overshadowed by racist rhetoric, with troubling echoes of the great replacement conspiracy theory.
Is the ‘Influencer Right’ at Odds With Trump Over Minnesota?

A vocal group of Trump supporters broke with the president when he appeared to backpedal on his immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. Is it a rift, or just a passing mood?
From Sex Appeal to the Far Right, Brigitte Bardot Symbolized a Changing France

In the decades after becoming a megastar, the French actress became as known for her politics as she once had been for her acting career.
At Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest, Attendees Find Conservative Squabbling Distracting

“It’s creating division instead of building a movement that keeps everyone together.”