The Right Podcast

Watching AfD move from Chan boards to X to GOP recognition has been surreal. Now boomers on Facebook defend them in comment sections. Normalization in real time is surreal.

When the Face Cannot Be Seen In my last few articles, I argued that political understanding begins with relation.

Just published a follow-up to my last article. This one asks why relation is not as simple as caring about people and leaving politics aside. Levinas, Butler, and Fanon help explain what happens when recognition collapses before it even begins.

open.substack.com/pub/theright...

I've worked with them and if the Epstein files are a topic that you're interested in then you SHOULD contact them.

Screenshot of a tweet where Codepink's Medea Benjamin asks Marjorie Taylor Greene to not resign

My god, why are these people still taken seriously by anyone?

Meet the 'moral migrants' relocating from the West to Russia According to latest figures from Russia's interior ministry, 2,275 Westerners have applied for a new shared values visa, which was introduced by Vladimir Putin last August.

news.sky.com/story/meet-t...

I've been in groups where turn over was normal. A mod would remove you if you hadn't been actively engaged in organizing recently.

Congratulations on the piece.

The Orbán-MAGA playbook will fail to deliver Very few following in Hungary’s footsteps are willing to recognize the long-term outcomes of a deteriorating economy, crumbling basic services and a soured public.

From an October 2nd opinion piece comparing fascism in the USA and Hungary:

“But what they [MAGA and other Trumpian imitators] fail to notice are the long-term consequences of corruption, poverty, diminished living standards — and, crucially, a soured public.”
#USDemocracy

The New Year's Twilight Zone Marathon Populism, Conspiracy and Fear on Maple Street

The new year is approaching. I've had success in writing goals recently and have some objectives for next year. I wrote this article last Dec. It's part nostalgia and part political analysis. I'll be writing a part 2 sometime next month. Who loves the Twilight Zone? open.substack.com/pub/theright...

I'm focusing on his political work. I only bring up linguistics to juxtapose the rigor of his research and arguments.

It's a fine line. I don't want to engage in character attacks. I focus on his systems of thinking and their results. It's something I'll need to think about.

2/2 Epstein believed Chomsky would work well in a film built around populist themes. The project included talk about global elites, cultural decline, and conspiratorial ideas about power. It shows that Epstein thought Chomsky’s critique of the liberal order could fit inside that kind of story.

Epstein turned to academic Chomsky, others to rehab image after Herald investigation Other potential people Epstein considered included deceased Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson and Norwegian diplomat Terje Rød-Larsen.

1/2 I have been working on a long book about Chomsky for a year. When I began, the Epstein rumors were quiet background. Now that they have been confirmed, I am not planning to include them in the book. Though one part interests me. amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

Franco nostalgia swells among disaffected Spanish youth amid cost-of-living and housing crises
Social media spreads AI Franco clips and revisionist narratives.

www.reuters.com/world/far-ri...

US designates four European anti-fascist groups as terrorist threats State department claims groups in Germany, Italy and Greece ‘conspiring to undermine foundations of western civilization’

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Far-right party named ‘TRUMP’ launches in Belgium Founder aims to harness the U.S. president’s appeal as “the ultimate symbol of populism.”

www.politico.eu/article/far-...

They mean every... one... of their friends.

Academic friends, I need a few suggestions for outside peer reviewers for my article on the far right’s reaction to economic downturn and themes of collapse/rebirth. This would be for the Journal of Right-Wing Studies.

Replies or DMs with suggestions would be appreciated. Feel free to share.

A dark, gothic warrior with long black hair stands before a glowing orange full moon surrounded by swirling bats and shadows. He wears a black and silver military-style coat with leather straps and buttons, gripping two crossed daggers in front of him. His piercing eyes and faint scars add to his intense expression. A carved jack-o’-lantern with a sinister grin sits beside him, completing the eerie Halloween atmosphere.

Current DND character themed for Halloween. Original art by Bubblelazer. A reborn shadow sorcerer/phantom rogue in the style of Eric Draven. Halloween themes are AI.

When Politics Forgets the Face What happens when political conviction replaces human connection

New substack article and podcast asking "What happens when politics forgets the face?" I explore this drawing from Levinas, Butler, Fanon and more.
🎧 Pod apple.co/4npZzg3
📰 Article bit.ly/4oH5XjY

ICE’s spending on weaponry has soared more than 700 percent this year The $71.5 million spent so far has paid for guns and armor, chemical munitions, “guided missile warheads," and "explosive components.”

I'm sorry.... what?

"ICE’s Spending on Weaponry Is Up More Than 700 Percent Over Last Year

The $71.5 million spent so far has paid for guns and armor, chemical munitions, “guided missile warheads,” and “explosive components.”

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Excellent

Netanyahu, the Global far-Right, and Building Solidarity with Palestine: In Conversation with Scott Campbell On this episode of the It's Going Down podcast, we host a discussion with IGD contributor Scott Campbell, as we cover the current situation on the ground in Palestine, the Netanyahu government in Isra...

Netanyahu, The Global Far-Right, And Building Solidarity With Palestine: In Conversation With Scott Campbell

@susurros.bsky.social with @igd.bsky.social (audio)

I made a series on Eric Rudolph if you're interested in that era m.youtube.com/@therightpod...

If anyone is interested, I have a series on Eric Rudolph. It's when I first started so excuse mic problems etc. m.youtube.com/@therightpod...

IGD: 2015 – 2025 About a year ago, we announced a hiatus on this project. Due to an outpouring of support, we pushed ourselves to continue, and over the last year, we’re proud of the interviews and roundups we’ve been...

This is devastating. RIP @igd.bsky.social.

Specifically calling the first No Kings Day a "color revolution" to justify emergency measures aka insurrection act aka Reichstag Fire Decree.

What was so radical in the late 90's is literally the guts of most GOP talking points today from cultural marxism to one world gov conspiracies. I wrote this during the last protests, showing how the right was borrowing from Russian talking points.

I read Rudolph's autobiography "please don't, it's linked to a Christian terrorist organizations site called Army of God" and it reads like normal, mainstream Republican talking points today.

The projection given statistics of political violence that were hidden by the Trump admin, proud boys, Oath keepers, patriot front etc. is astounding, dating back to actual acts of terrorism like Timothy McVeigh and Eric Rudolph.