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Late last year, my big prediction for 2026 was that Donald Trump would be forced to step down as US President because he was destroying the coalition that elected him, thus making it increasingly likely that the Left would return to power with a vengeance. That, frankly, is a terrifying prospect, especially to people like Elon Musk, who will probably be destroyed if the Left gets back in the White House. (more…)
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Saturday, March 14th: Greg Johnson interviews Mark Weber about the Iran War. Mark has visited Iran three times. He also brings a wealth of historical perspective about American foreign policy and military adventures. Join us at a special time:
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Years ago, during my brief academic career, one of my students explained to me how the Canadians were taking over Hollywood. At first, I thought that “Canadians” was just a euphemism for Jews. But no, as he continued, it became clear that he earnestly believed that the Canadians were taking over Hollywood, because it was cheaper to shoot movies and TV shows than in Canada.
Around the same time, a friend told me of an encounter with a man who believed that feminism was a lesbian conspiracy. (more…)
Enrico Marchiani, Portrait of Gabriele d’Annunzio in Arditi Uniform
Enrico Marchiani, Portrait of Gabriele d’Annunzio in Arditi Uniform
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Today is the birthday of Gabriele D’Annunzio, novelist, poet, playwright, aesthete, dandy, playboy, war hero, and the first fascist dictator, who from 1919 to 1920 ruled over the Adriatic city-state of Fiume, establishing many of the political and aesthetic forms followed by Mussolini a few years later.
To learn more about D’Annunzio’s life and accomplishments, see the following works on this site: (more…)
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Quinn Slobodian
Hayek’s Bastards: The Neoliberal Roots of the Populist Right
London: Allen Lane, 2025
Quinn Slobodian’s Hayek’s Bastards is a pre-history of what in 2015 was called the “libertarian to Alt Right pipeline.” (more…)
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Saturday, March 7th: Greg Johnson interviews Peter Brimelow about Quinn Slobodian’s Hayek’s Bastards, a mainstream history of the “libertarian to Alt Right pipeline,” in which Peter is the main focus of one chapter. Join us at the normal time:
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As an American, I would like to think well of my country. But thanks to Donald Trump, we are now wondering if 175 Iranian schoolgirls were slaughtered by Jews as a Purim blood sacrifice to Yahweh — or slaughtered by an Affirmative Action-American as a sacrifice to Moloch or maybe Caliban. As an American taxpayer, I would like my government not to make me culpable in war crimes. But America is not ruled by and for Americans.
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At the beginning of every month, Counter-Currents Subscribers can vote on the Writer and the Article of the Month for the previous month.
If you are looking at Counter-Currents on your computer, look at the sidebar menu to your right. If you are on your phone, click the three horizontal lines in the upper right corner to open up the sidebar menu. (more…)
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Saturday, February 28th: Greg Johnson and David Zsutty discuss the Iran crisis. Join us at the normal time:
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You can order Greg Johnson’s Loving Our Own here
You can order Greg Johnson’s Loving Our Own here
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A bandit hides a sack of gold by burying it in an orchard. Centuries pass. A farmer planting a tree discovers the bandit’s gold. Was this meant to happen? It seems not. The bandit’s purpose was to hide the gold. The farmer’s purpose was to plant a tree. When their purposes crossed, the gold was discovered. But it was neither man’s intention. It just turned out that way. We call such an event an “accident.”
If you find this argument unconvincing, the proper response is to offer evidence that the discovery was no accident. At this point, however, many people will dismiss the requirement to supply empirical evidence. Instead, they will declare a general metaphysical axiom: “There are no accidents.” (more…)
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Ronald Beiner
Radical Right Ideologues in the Age of Trump: Heralds of Nihilism
New York: Routledge, 2026
Ronald Beiner and I go way back. In 2018, Beiner published Dangerous Minds: Nietzsche, Heidegger, and the Return of the Far Right, which I reviewed at Counter-Currents.[1] Beiner’s book warns academics that it is dangerous to teach Nietzsche and Heidegger because they are profoundly illiberal thinkers who will corrupt the youth. As exhibits, he points to such Right-wing luminaries as Richard Spencer and Alexander Dugin. (more…)
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Eric read Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged at the age of sixteen and decided that Rand was right. So he resolved to live his life by the ethics of rational self-interest. This meant that he only did things that served his self.
From that point forward, Eric cut a straight line through life. He knew what he wanted. He chose a career that felt right for him. He only studied things that advanced his goals. He only listened to music, read books, and watched movies that suited him. He associated with people who made him feel good about himself and avoided people who made him feel bad about himself. (more…)
