Richard Hanania
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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.
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.
Scientists have discovered a completely new form of reproduction. open.substack.com/pub/dennismc...
October 28, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Scientists have discovered a completely new form of reproduction. open.substack.com/pub/dennismc...
Malaysia works out a peace agreement between Thailand and Cambodia.
They then let Trump fly in so he can take credit and do a YMCA dance.
You couldn't script a story funnier than this man actually being president. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
They then let Trump fly in so he can take credit and do a YMCA dance.
You couldn't script a story funnier than this man actually being president. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
October 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Malaysia works out a peace agreement between Thailand and Cambodia.
They then let Trump fly in so he can take credit and do a YMCA dance.
You couldn't script a story funnier than this man actually being president. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
They then let Trump fly in so he can take credit and do a YMCA dance.
You couldn't script a story funnier than this man actually being president. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
If you ever get mad at MAGA, remember this video.
Realize that you’re only mad because you’re expecting them to behave like adults.
You don’t get mad at children, or people with the mental capabilities of children.
You just try to stop them from doing damage.
Realize that you’re only mad because you’re expecting them to behave like adults.
You don’t get mad at children, or people with the mental capabilities of children.
You just try to stop them from doing damage.
October 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
If you ever get mad at MAGA, remember this video.
Realize that you’re only mad because you’re expecting them to behave like adults.
You don’t get mad at children, or people with the mental capabilities of children.
You just try to stop them from doing damage.
Realize that you’re only mad because you’re expecting them to behave like adults.
You don’t get mad at children, or people with the mental capabilities of children.
You just try to stop them from doing damage.
Why the trans movement has been most harmed by the removal of censorship on Twitter.
It was the one place where people were more afraid of censors than their friends. The censorship was more extreme than the social costs of speaking out, which is rare. www.richardhanania.com/p/why-gender...
It was the one place where people were more afraid of censors than their friends. The censorship was more extreme than the social costs of speaking out, which is rare. www.richardhanania.com/p/why-gender...
October 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Why the trans movement has been most harmed by the removal of censorship on Twitter.
It was the one place where people were more afraid of censors than their friends. The censorship was more extreme than the social costs of speaking out, which is rare. www.richardhanania.com/p/why-gender...
It was the one place where people were more afraid of censors than their friends. The censorship was more extreme than the social costs of speaking out, which is rare. www.richardhanania.com/p/why-gender...
We're doing a One Battle After Another livestream today at 6:30 ET, with my friend from University of Austin joining us.
Learn about the joys of watching beautiful black women fight fascism. Link to set a reminder here: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
Learn about the joys of watching beautiful black women fight fascism. Link to set a reminder here: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
October 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
We're doing a One Battle After Another livestream today at 6:30 ET, with my friend from University of Austin joining us.
Learn about the joys of watching beautiful black women fight fascism. Link to set a reminder here: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
Learn about the joys of watching beautiful black women fight fascism. Link to set a reminder here: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
Wow they really got me here.
October 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Wow they really got me here.
Thankfully they didn’t show the name of the guy who wrote that, he seems dangerous.
October 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Thankfully they didn’t show the name of the guy who wrote that, he seems dangerous.
Steven Pinker on bringing an evolutionary perspective to humor. He discusses how leaders engage in self-deprecating humor to soften hierarchical relationships. Some might argue that because Trump is thin skinned, he has "the wrong temperament to be president." www.richardhanania.com/p/humor-the-...
October 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Steven Pinker on bringing an evolutionary perspective to humor. He discusses how leaders engage in self-deprecating humor to soften hierarchical relationships. Some might argue that because Trump is thin skinned, he has "the wrong temperament to be president." www.richardhanania.com/p/humor-the-...
Interview with Steven Pinker coming tomorrow! Subscribe to get the full video. www.richardhanania.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Interview with Steven Pinker coming tomorrow! Subscribe to get the full video. www.richardhanania.com
For those who haven't been following along, summary of what's been going on at Turning Point USA.
October 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
For those who haven't been following along, summary of what's been going on at Turning Point USA.
Bryan Caplan on the UAE: "If you go there with any kind of notion that the Arabs cannot build a civilization...In many ways this is the best country in the world."
Amazing what free markets, immigration, and zero tolerance for crime can do.
Whole thing here: www.richardhanania.com/p/open-borde...
Amazing what free markets, immigration, and zero tolerance for crime can do.
Whole thing here: www.richardhanania.com/p/open-borde...
October 3, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Bryan Caplan on the UAE: "If you go there with any kind of notion that the Arabs cannot build a civilization...In many ways this is the best country in the world."
Amazing what free markets, immigration, and zero tolerance for crime can do.
Whole thing here: www.richardhanania.com/p/open-borde...
Amazing what free markets, immigration, and zero tolerance for crime can do.
Whole thing here: www.richardhanania.com/p/open-borde...
Scholarship on economic misinformation is rare compared to other kinds of misinformation. This is a strange state of affairs given how rampant it is, and how important economics is to political decision making. www.richardhanania.com/p/economists...
September 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Scholarship on economic misinformation is rare compared to other kinds of misinformation. This is a strange state of affairs given how rampant it is, and how important economics is to political decision making. www.richardhanania.com/p/economists...
There’s a lot going on here.
September 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
There’s a lot going on here.
I would argue that the Great Awokening was the one time in post-1960s America when the culture war advantaged the left.
With the "vibe shift," we're just returning to the historical norm. www.richardhanania.com/p/ten-furthe...
With the "vibe shift," we're just returning to the historical norm. www.richardhanania.com/p/ten-furthe...
September 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I would argue that the Great Awokening was the one time in post-1960s America when the culture war advantaged the left.
With the "vibe shift," we're just returning to the historical norm. www.richardhanania.com/p/ten-furthe...
With the "vibe shift," we're just returning to the historical norm. www.richardhanania.com/p/ten-furthe...
Are Blue States or Red States better at preventing crime? Neither.
Here is percentage black plotted against murder rate, with states colored blue and red. Race is the overwhelming factor here, and there's no evidence partisanship has any role. www.richardhanania.com/p/beyond-the...
Here is percentage black plotted against murder rate, with states colored blue and red. Race is the overwhelming factor here, and there's no evidence partisanship has any role. www.richardhanania.com/p/beyond-the...
September 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Are Blue States or Red States better at preventing crime? Neither.
Here is percentage black plotted against murder rate, with states colored blue and red. Race is the overwhelming factor here, and there's no evidence partisanship has any role. www.richardhanania.com/p/beyond-the...
Here is percentage black plotted against murder rate, with states colored blue and red. Race is the overwhelming factor here, and there's no evidence partisanship has any role. www.richardhanania.com/p/beyond-the...
The argument that people in public life should choose their words carefully is fine on its own terms.
But it’s a sick joke when it comes from a movement that supports Donald Trump. www.richardhanania.com/p/the-left-d...
But it’s a sick joke when it comes from a movement that supports Donald Trump. www.richardhanania.com/p/the-left-d...
September 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The argument that people in public life should choose their words carefully is fine on its own terms.
But it’s a sick joke when it comes from a movement that supports Donald Trump. www.richardhanania.com/p/the-left-d...
But it’s a sick joke when it comes from a movement that supports Donald Trump. www.richardhanania.com/p/the-left-d...
I know he was convicted of horrendous crimes, but something about this man's face makes me trust him.
July 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I know he was convicted of horrendous crimes, but something about this man's face makes me trust him.
Michael Tracey: People are shocked to find out that Bannon has "15 or 16 hours of priceless one-on-one TV style interview footage with Epstein that he's been concealing since 2019."
Subpoenaing Bannon seems like something Democrats should talk about. www.richardhanania.com/p/the-mental...
Subpoenaing Bannon seems like something Democrats should talk about. www.richardhanania.com/p/the-mental...
July 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Michael Tracey: People are shocked to find out that Bannon has "15 or 16 hours of priceless one-on-one TV style interview footage with Epstein that he's been concealing since 2019."
Subpoenaing Bannon seems like something Democrats should talk about. www.richardhanania.com/p/the-mental...
Subpoenaing Bannon seems like something Democrats should talk about. www.richardhanania.com/p/the-mental...
Steve Bannon shows how slimy MAGA influencers are.
1) Do PR work for Epstein when he’s alive, conduct hours of interviews that you hide
2) Profit off Epstein conspiracy theories and by saying elites are hiding something
Hard to image a worse actor. www.richardhanania.com/p/the-beauti...
1) Do PR work for Epstein when he’s alive, conduct hours of interviews that you hide
2) Profit off Epstein conspiracy theories and by saying elites are hiding something
Hard to image a worse actor. www.richardhanania.com/p/the-beauti...
July 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Steve Bannon shows how slimy MAGA influencers are.
1) Do PR work for Epstein when he’s alive, conduct hours of interviews that you hide
2) Profit off Epstein conspiracy theories and by saying elites are hiding something
Hard to image a worse actor. www.richardhanania.com/p/the-beauti...
1) Do PR work for Epstein when he’s alive, conduct hours of interviews that you hide
2) Profit off Epstein conspiracy theories and by saying elites are hiding something
Hard to image a worse actor. www.richardhanania.com/p/the-beauti...
Leavitt says Trump won’t recommend a special prosecutor for Epstein.
Note she has a direct answer. Usually when asked a new question she’ll give some vague answer like the president will make the decision later.
This is becoming unsustainable.
More here. www.richardhanania.com/p/the-beauti...
Note she has a direct answer. Usually when asked a new question she’ll give some vague answer like the president will make the decision later.
This is becoming unsustainable.
More here. www.richardhanania.com/p/the-beauti...
July 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Leavitt says Trump won’t recommend a special prosecutor for Epstein.
Note she has a direct answer. Usually when asked a new question she’ll give some vague answer like the president will make the decision later.
This is becoming unsustainable.
More here. www.richardhanania.com/p/the-beauti...
Note she has a direct answer. Usually when asked a new question she’ll give some vague answer like the president will make the decision later.
This is becoming unsustainable.
More here. www.richardhanania.com/p/the-beauti...
Tonight, 9ET, join me and Michael Tracey live from Epstein Island. Link to set reminder here. open.substack.com/live-stream/...
July 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Tonight, 9ET, join me and Michael Tracey live from Epstein Island. Link to set reminder here. open.substack.com/live-stream/...
Taking policy steps on a war that’s killed 5 million people in the hopes you can own Jamelle Bouie on social media.
June 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Taking policy steps on a war that’s killed 5 million people in the hopes you can own Jamelle Bouie on social media.
Is this real? Rubio seems to have trained himself to laugh at every Trump joke, then stops when he realizes he’s not looking. It’s like he hasn’t internalized the Trump worship. It seems he consciously forces himself to laugh each time. I’ve rarely seen a man so clearly broken.
June 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Is this real? Rubio seems to have trained himself to laugh at every Trump joke, then stops when he realizes he’s not looking. It’s like he hasn’t internalized the Trump worship. It seems he consciously forces himself to laugh each time. I’ve rarely seen a man so clearly broken.