Richard Hanania
@hananiarichard.bsky.social
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Republicans have recently adopted a lot of crank economic ideas to justify their nativism.
Perhaps allowing them to be more explicit about their motives can cut down on the irrationality.
A short history of Republicans and race and where to go from here. www.richardhanania.com/p/should-rep...
Perhaps allowing them to be more explicit about their motives can cut down on the irrationality.
A short history of Republicans and race and where to go from here. www.richardhanania.com/p/should-rep...
Should Republicans Be More Explicitly Racist?
How opposition to immigration leads to economic collectivism
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November 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Republicans have recently adopted a lot of crank economic ideas to justify their nativism.
Perhaps allowing them to be more explicit about their motives can cut down on the irrationality.
A short history of Republicans and race and where to go from here. www.richardhanania.com/p/should-rep...
Perhaps allowing them to be more explicit about their motives can cut down on the irrationality.
A short history of Republicans and race and where to go from here. www.richardhanania.com/p/should-rep...
Just reviewed Pluribus along with Rob Henderson. The lesson is that we should all surrender our minds and become one with the AI. It just knows best. www.richardhanania.com/p/should-you...
Should You Become a Pod Person?
Review of Pluribus, Season 1:E1-E3
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November 17, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Just reviewed Pluribus along with Rob Henderson. The lesson is that we should all surrender our minds and become one with the AI. It just knows best. www.richardhanania.com/p/should-you...
Patrick Deneen is a postliberal philosopher. I read two chapters of his book.
It's a series of extreme claims about working class oppression with no citations or basis in fact.
I explain why postliberals are the right wing version of postmodernists. www.richardhanania.com/p/patrick-de...
It's a series of extreme claims about working class oppression with no citations or basis in fact.
I explain why postliberals are the right wing version of postmodernists. www.richardhanania.com/p/patrick-de...
Patrick Deneen's Work Is Unempirical Drivel
The intellectual fraud of postliberalism
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November 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Patrick Deneen is a postliberal philosopher. I read two chapters of his book.
It's a series of extreme claims about working class oppression with no citations or basis in fact.
I explain why postliberals are the right wing version of postmodernists. www.richardhanania.com/p/patrick-de...
It's a series of extreme claims about working class oppression with no citations or basis in fact.
I explain why postliberals are the right wing version of postmodernists. www.richardhanania.com/p/patrick-de...
Michael Tracey and I just discussed the latest Epstein BOMBSHELL. Prepare to be blown away. www.richardhanania.com/p/epstein-bo...
Epstein BOMBSHELL!!!
Michael Tracey joins me to discuss the latest Epstein revelations.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Michael Tracey and I just discussed the latest Epstein BOMBSHELL. Prepare to be blown away. www.richardhanania.com/p/epstein-bo...
Going to be livestreaming with Tara Palmeri at 2ET today on the MAGA civil war. Set a reminder and join us here. open.substack.com/live-stream/...
LIVE SOON: When MAGA Eats Its Own: The White Nationalist War Within with Richard Hanania
Starting Nov 11 at 2:00 PM EST
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November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Going to be livestreaming with Tara Palmeri at 2ET today on the MAGA civil war. Set a reminder and join us here. open.substack.com/live-stream/...
I'm in The Boston Globe today on the massive shifts towards Democrats among Asians and Hispanics in the recent elections.
The reason is nativist ideology, which is at the root of Trumpism and is now devouring the Republican Party. www.richardhanania.com/p/why-trump-...
The reason is nativist ideology, which is at the root of Trumpism and is now devouring the Republican Party. www.richardhanania.com/p/why-trump-...
Why Trump Declared War on Immigrants
Explaining the ideological roots of America First
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November 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I'm in The Boston Globe today on the massive shifts towards Democrats among Asians and Hispanics in the recent elections.
The reason is nativist ideology, which is at the root of Trumpism and is now devouring the Republican Party. www.richardhanania.com/p/why-trump-...
The reason is nativist ideology, which is at the root of Trumpism and is now devouring the Republican Party. www.richardhanania.com/p/why-trump-...
I’ve only been a Democrat for a few minutes. This has been pretty demoralizing. Do they always just give up, even when they’re winning?
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I’ve only been a Democrat for a few minutes. This has been pretty demoralizing. Do they always just give up, even when they’re winning?
The left wants you to blame the rich for your problems.
The right wants you to blame foreigners.
But if you're going to demagogue, you should focus on the group of people who are actually responsible.
Selfish old people are killing the American dream. www.richardhanania.com/p/start-dema...
The right wants you to blame foreigners.
But if you're going to demagogue, you should focus on the group of people who are actually responsible.
Selfish old people are killing the American dream. www.richardhanania.com/p/start-dema...
Start Demagoguing Against the Old
It's better to adopt political narratives that get closer to the truth
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November 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The left wants you to blame the rich for your problems.
The right wants you to blame foreigners.
But if you're going to demagogue, you should focus on the group of people who are actually responsible.
Selfish old people are killing the American dream. www.richardhanania.com/p/start-dema...
The right wants you to blame foreigners.
But if you're going to demagogue, you should focus on the group of people who are actually responsible.
Selfish old people are killing the American dream. www.richardhanania.com/p/start-dema...
You are attracted to women. But directly proposing a romantic relationship is awkward. What can you do instead?
I provide evolutionarily based, field tested advice for my fans, who I want to reproduce as much as possible. www.richardhanania.com/p/human-attr...
I provide evolutionarily based, field tested advice for my fans, who I want to reproduce as much as possible. www.richardhanania.com/p/human-attr...
Human Attraction Is Not about Words
Learning to use space and touch
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November 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
You are attracted to women. But directly proposing a romantic relationship is awkward. What can you do instead?
I provide evolutionarily based, field tested advice for my fans, who I want to reproduce as much as possible. www.richardhanania.com/p/human-attr...
I provide evolutionarily based, field tested advice for my fans, who I want to reproduce as much as possible. www.richardhanania.com/p/human-attr...
What role will Fuentes play in the 2028 primaries? It was only a month ago where people thought this was a ridiculous question.
No one thinks that now.
Why Bannon is best positioned to capitalize on the Groyper phenomenon. www.richardhanania.com/p/can-a-bann...
No one thinks that now.
Why Bannon is best positioned to capitalize on the Groyper phenomenon. www.richardhanania.com/p/can-a-bann...
Can a Bannon-Groyper Alliance Derail Vance?
We're already seeing glimmers of what a post-Trump GOP will look like
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November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
What role will Fuentes play in the 2028 primaries? It was only a month ago where people thought this was a ridiculous question.
No one thinks that now.
Why Bannon is best positioned to capitalize on the Groyper phenomenon. www.richardhanania.com/p/can-a-bann...
No one thinks that now.
Why Bannon is best positioned to capitalize on the Groyper phenomenon. www.richardhanania.com/p/can-a-bann...
How do you know if a girl likes you?
Words are mostly useless here. I explain how most human communication is nonverbal, and why that must be the case. www.richardhanania.com/p/human-attr...
Words are mostly useless here. I explain how most human communication is nonverbal, and why that must be the case. www.richardhanania.com/p/human-attr...
Human Attraction Is Not about Words
Learning to use space and touch
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November 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
How do you know if a girl likes you?
Words are mostly useless here. I explain how most human communication is nonverbal, and why that must be the case. www.richardhanania.com/p/human-attr...
Words are mostly useless here. I explain how most human communication is nonverbal, and why that must be the case. www.richardhanania.com/p/human-attr...
Reposted by Richard Hanania
“The distance between Fuentes and the mainstream Republican Party isn’t really that large,” said @hananiarichard.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
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Nick Fuentes’s Rise Puts MAGA Movement in a ‘Time of Choosing’
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November 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
“The distance between Fuentes and the mainstream Republican Party isn’t really that large,” said @hananiarichard.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
"We no longer see debates between Groypers and more mainstream figures on immigration or national identity because the Groypers have won...But the Jews remain the final boss of Republican establishment taboos."
This was the logical endpoint of MAGA.
www.richardhanania.com/p/groypers-a...
This was the logical endpoint of MAGA.
www.richardhanania.com/p/groypers-a...
Groypers Are Just More Honest MAGAs
Why Fuentes has already won
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November 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
"We no longer see debates between Groypers and more mainstream figures on immigration or national identity because the Groypers have won...But the Jews remain the final boss of Republican establishment taboos."
This was the logical endpoint of MAGA.
www.richardhanania.com/p/groypers-a...
This was the logical endpoint of MAGA.
www.richardhanania.com/p/groypers-a...
Why MAGA cannot disown Fuentes.
They agree with him on almost everything. He's just less hypocritical about it. MAGAs think ancestry matters and that politics is about nativism and being based.
Other than Israel, what differences are there? www.richardhanania.com/p/groypers-a...
They agree with him on almost everything. He's just less hypocritical about it. MAGAs think ancestry matters and that politics is about nativism and being based.
Other than Israel, what differences are there? www.richardhanania.com/p/groypers-a...
Groypers Are Just More Honest MAGAs
Why Fuentes has already won
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November 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Why MAGA cannot disown Fuentes.
They agree with him on almost everything. He's just less hypocritical about it. MAGAs think ancestry matters and that politics is about nativism and being based.
Other than Israel, what differences are there? www.richardhanania.com/p/groypers-a...
They agree with him on almost everything. He's just less hypocritical about it. MAGAs think ancestry matters and that politics is about nativism and being based.
Other than Israel, what differences are there? www.richardhanania.com/p/groypers-a...
Oh my God. MAGAs are showing up to polls in Kentucky trying to vote against Mamdani.
November 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Oh my God. MAGAs are showing up to polls in Kentucky trying to vote against Mamdani.
New review of Boogie Nights. We discuss nostalgia, and why it's difficult to imagine us feeling about the aughts how 1997 felt about the 1970s and 1980s.
I apply Robert Gordon's economic idea on low hanging fruit to the state of the culture. www.richardhanania.com/p/the-end-of...
I apply Robert Gordon's economic idea on low hanging fruit to the state of the culture. www.richardhanania.com/p/the-end-of...
The End of Nostalgia?
A Review of Boogie Nights (1997)
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November 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
New review of Boogie Nights. We discuss nostalgia, and why it's difficult to imagine us feeling about the aughts how 1997 felt about the 1970s and 1980s.
I apply Robert Gordon's economic idea on low hanging fruit to the state of the culture. www.richardhanania.com/p/the-end-of...
I apply Robert Gordon's economic idea on low hanging fruit to the state of the culture. www.richardhanania.com/p/the-end-of...
One more contribution to the feminization discourse.
The anti-feminization crowd is making the same mistake as DEI enthusiasts.
Both rely on a belief in top-down planning. But it's markets that generally decide the best way to arrive at truth. www.richardhanania.com/p/believe-in...
The anti-feminization crowd is making the same mistake as DEI enthusiasts.
Both rely on a belief in top-down planning. But it's markets that generally decide the best way to arrive at truth. www.richardhanania.com/p/believe-in...
Believe in Markets, Not Men (or Women)
Truth-seeking is found in prices and incentives
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November 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
One more contribution to the feminization discourse.
The anti-feminization crowd is making the same mistake as DEI enthusiasts.
Both rely on a belief in top-down planning. But it's markets that generally decide the best way to arrive at truth. www.richardhanania.com/p/believe-in...
The anti-feminization crowd is making the same mistake as DEI enthusiasts.
Both rely on a belief in top-down planning. But it's markets that generally decide the best way to arrive at truth. www.richardhanania.com/p/believe-in...
Strange moment in the Fuentes interview.
Tucker: "It's code for I don't really believe what I'm saying. I have a PhD in this subject, so I know."
Did Tucker really just say he has a PhD in saying things you don't believe?
The man might've accidentally told the truth for once.
Tucker: "It's code for I don't really believe what I'm saying. I have a PhD in this subject, so I know."
Did Tucker really just say he has a PhD in saying things you don't believe?
The man might've accidentally told the truth for once.
November 2, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Strange moment in the Fuentes interview.
Tucker: "It's code for I don't really believe what I'm saying. I have a PhD in this subject, so I know."
Did Tucker really just say he has a PhD in saying things you don't believe?
The man might've accidentally told the truth for once.
Tucker: "It's code for I don't really believe what I'm saying. I have a PhD in this subject, so I know."
Did Tucker really just say he has a PhD in saying things you don't believe?
The man might've accidentally told the truth for once.
Going to review Boogie Nights with Tyler Tone, Monday at 5:30 ET on the live stream. Set a reminder here to watch when it’s time. open.substack.com/live-stream/...
LIVE SOON: Boogie Nights Review
Starting Nov 3 at 5:30 PM EST
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November 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Going to review Boogie Nights with Tyler Tone, Monday at 5:30 ET on the live stream. Set a reminder here to watch when it’s time. open.substack.com/live-stream/...
I wrote about why the entire arc of conservatism bends towards Groyperization.
Modern conservatism can't condemn them any more than Dems in 2020 could condemn black trans. The logic of your movement elevates their concerns and narratives over all others.
www.richardhanania.com/p/groyperiza...
Modern conservatism can't condemn them any more than Dems in 2020 could condemn black trans. The logic of your movement elevates their concerns and narratives over all others.
www.richardhanania.com/p/groyperiza...
Groyperization Accelerating
The arc of conservatism bends towards Fuentes
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November 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I wrote about why the entire arc of conservatism bends towards Groyperization.
Modern conservatism can't condemn them any more than Dems in 2020 could condemn black trans. The logic of your movement elevates their concerns and narratives over all others.
www.richardhanania.com/p/groyperiza...
Modern conservatism can't condemn them any more than Dems in 2020 could condemn black trans. The logic of your movement elevates their concerns and narratives over all others.
www.richardhanania.com/p/groyperiza...
The arc of conservatism bends towards Groyperization.
I explain why we were always going to end up here, and what comes next.
unherd.com/2025/11/its-...
I explain why we were always going to end up here, and what comes next.
unherd.com/2025/11/its-...
It’s the Groypers’ America now
unherd.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The arc of conservatism bends towards Groyperization.
I explain why we were always going to end up here, and what comes next.
unherd.com/2025/11/its-...
I explain why we were always going to end up here, and what comes next.
unherd.com/2025/11/its-...
Reposted by Richard Hanania
It's the Groypers' America now.
We're just living in it.
@hananiarichard.bsky.social for UnHerd.
You must read this.
unherd.com/2025/11/its-...
We're just living in it.
@hananiarichard.bsky.social for UnHerd.
You must read this.
unherd.com/2025/11/its-...
It’s the Groypers’ America now
unherd.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It's the Groypers' America now.
We're just living in it.
@hananiarichard.bsky.social for UnHerd.
You must read this.
unherd.com/2025/11/its-...
We're just living in it.
@hananiarichard.bsky.social for UnHerd.
You must read this.
unherd.com/2025/11/its-...
Fun facts about dragonflies:
They're remained unchanged for millions of years, just getting smaller
They are the most effective predators on earth, catching prey on 90% of attempts. www.richardhanania.com/p/charles-mu...
They're remained unchanged for millions of years, just getting smaller
They are the most effective predators on earth, catching prey on 90% of attempts. www.richardhanania.com/p/charles-mu...
Charles Murray Comes to Jesus, the Fall of the Based, and More
Links for October 2025
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October 31, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Fun facts about dragonflies:
They're remained unchanged for millions of years, just getting smaller
They are the most effective predators on earth, catching prey on 90% of attempts. www.richardhanania.com/p/charles-mu...
They're remained unchanged for millions of years, just getting smaller
They are the most effective predators on earth, catching prey on 90% of attempts. www.richardhanania.com/p/charles-mu...
Links for October.
-Charles Murray finding Jesus
-Dragflies
-Hayek on intellectuals
-Hasan Piker
-US-Ancient Greek parallels
-Krugman on liberals condescending to rural America
-South African crime
And much more! x.com/RichardHanan...
-Charles Murray finding Jesus
-Dragflies
-Hayek on intellectuals
-Hasan Piker
-US-Ancient Greek parallels
-Krugman on liberals condescending to rural America
-South African crime
And much more! x.com/RichardHanan...
Richard Hanania on X: "The amazing thing about Fuentes' takeover of the right is that he's not angling for it. He goes out of his way to insult and antagonize them. The guy even mocked Erika Kirk in the weeks after her husband's death! While they were creating a Cult of Charlie Kirk, the one guy who" / X
The amazing thing about Fuentes' takeover of the right is that he's not angling for it. He goes out of his way to insult and antagonize them. The guy even mocked Erika Kirk in the weeks after her husband's death! While they were creating a Cult of Charlie Kirk, the one guy who
x.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Links for October.
-Charles Murray finding Jesus
-Dragflies
-Hayek on intellectuals
-Hasan Piker
-US-Ancient Greek parallels
-Krugman on liberals condescending to rural America
-South African crime
And much more! x.com/RichardHanan...
-Charles Murray finding Jesus
-Dragflies
-Hayek on intellectuals
-Hasan Piker
-US-Ancient Greek parallels
-Krugman on liberals condescending to rural America
-South African crime
And much more! x.com/RichardHanan...
I'm a huge admirer of Scott Alexander, but was surprised to read he found credible claims of a miracle at Fatima in 1917.
I argue that he makes the mistakes of thinking a larger sample size makes bad data good and ignoring the irrationality of peasants.
www.richardhanania.com/p/fatima-and...
I argue that he makes the mistakes of thinking a larger sample size makes bad data good and ignoring the irrationality of peasants.
www.richardhanania.com/p/fatima-and...
Fatima and the Sample Size Compensation (SSC) Fallacy
Don't trust groups of peasants, even ones that are very large
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October 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I'm a huge admirer of Scott Alexander, but was surprised to read he found credible claims of a miracle at Fatima in 1917.
I argue that he makes the mistakes of thinking a larger sample size makes bad data good and ignoring the irrationality of peasants.
www.richardhanania.com/p/fatima-and...
I argue that he makes the mistakes of thinking a larger sample size makes bad data good and ignoring the irrationality of peasants.
www.richardhanania.com/p/fatima-and...