Archive - Richard Hanania's Newsletter

Humor, the Causes of War, and Everything in Between with Steven Pinker

There are few (if any!) people alive whose work I think more highly of than Steven Pinker, or whose books have done more to shape my worldview.

Oct 10 •

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1:10:08

Why It Probably Gets Worse After Trump

More populist and ethnonationalist, maybe less conspiratorial

Oct 8 •

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The Arc of the Culture War Bends toward...Bari?

An optimistic scenario for a post-Trump, post-woke America

Oct 7 •

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Bring Back the Internet Gatekeepers

“He killed my ma, he killed my pa… I'll vote for him”

Oct 6 •

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Open Borders, the Lessons of UAE, DEI at GMU, and More with Bryan Caplan

Bryan Caplan joined me on the livestream today to discuss my recent article, “Economists Should Do More to Fight Misinformation.” We begin by splitting…

Oct 3 •

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1:16:15

No, Democrats Are Not Shutting Down the Government to Give Illegals Healthcare

The completely fact-free debate over the continuing resolution

Oct 1 •

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Performing Gender, Left and Right

Reflections on cultural differences between conservatives and liberals

Oct 1 •

Richard Hanania

September 2025

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