Why are the crypto cartels trying to eat our democracy whole? This scammy digital hustle was once derided as a tool for criminals, drug traffickers, terrorists, and pariah states like North Korea. Now its true purpose has been revealed: crypto is a weapon of mass corruption. Very few Americans use
Hunter Biden goes full crypto bro with $LAPTOP
While many of you are reading my book, I’m reading The United States of Oligarchy: How America’s Wealthiest Ally With Dictators, Weaken the U.S., and Destroy Democracy by Casey Michel. The book is a compelling history of oligarchy—rule by the wealthy few—in the United States
Last year, I wrote about Paulina Borsook, a rare writer/journalist who—early on— warned about the rising danger of Silicon Valley’s anti-democratic tendencies. Next week, Paulina’s masterpiece—Cyberselfish: A Critical Romp Through the Terribly Libertarian Culture of High Tech—will be republished with a new foreword
Why are the crypto cartels trying to eat our democracy whole? This scammy digital hustle was once derided as a tool for criminals, drug traffickers, terrorists, and pariah states like North Korea. Now its true purpose has been revealed: crypto is a weapon of mass corruption. Very few Americans use
Hunter Biden goes full crypto bro with $LAPTOP
Plus: I challenged Peter Thiel on CNN—and in Argentina
Renowned singer-songwriter Jesse Welles just wrote a song called “The Nerd Reich.” It’s great, funny, and powerful. I write about some dark topics, so a bit of creativity and humor is always welcome. Thank you, Jesse, for writing this song! Click below to watch on YouTube. (Make sure
For years, Donald Trump called crypto a “scam.” Now he’s a crypto billionaire—and the crypto bro-in-chief. Earlier this week, I joined Prem Thakker of Zeteo for a conversation about how crypto fascists are funding the most corrupt White House in American history. Click below to watch.
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Plus: I challenged Peter Thiel on CNN—and in Argentina
Last month, I warned that Donald Trump was adopting the dangerous strategy laid out in a 2024 book called Unhumans. The extremist book calls on MAGA voters to view Democrats and liberals as demonic creatures unworthy of life. Today, Trump made it official. In a post on social media, he
Renowned singer-songwriter Jesse Welles just wrote a song called “The Nerd Reich.” It’s great, funny, and powerful. I write about some dark topics, so a bit of creativity and humor is always welcome. Thank you, Jesse, for writing this song! Click below to watch on YouTube. (Make sure
For years, Donald Trump called crypto a “scam.” Now he’s a crypto billionaire—and the crypto bro-in-chief. Earlier this week, I joined Prem Thakker of Zeteo for a conversation about how crypto fascists are funding the most corrupt White House in American history. Click below to watch.
We did it! The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy is officially a New York Times “Instant Bestseller.” My book debuted at #3 on the hardcover nonfiction list. Thank you to everyone who pre-ordered the book or bought it the first week—or who requested
Tonight in San Francisco (8/24), I’ll be onstage with Wajahat Ali at the Commonwealth Club. Afterward, I’ll sign books. Tickets still available! Click here for more info. Court of History Podcast Last week, I joined journalist Sidney Blumenthal and historian Sean Wilentz for a two-part interview
Great News: The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy is a Best Seller on Bookshop and Amazon! First-week sales matter—a lot. If you haven’t already, please buy The Nerd Reich at your local bookstore today. Or use this Bookshop link to support this
“JD Vance is a dangerous extremist who embraces a set of ideas that should put a chill down the spine of every American.” This morning, I appeared on Democracy Now! to discuss my book, The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy. Click here to watch my
It’s official: This morning, YouTube announced it will delete The Nerd Reich podcast next week—the same week my book comes out. YouTube’s reasons are silly. Over the last few weeks, someone has targeted the Nerd Reich channel with a campaign of false and frivolous complaints. After 1.
Last year, I highlighted the work of Paulina Borsook, whose writing in the 1990s and 2000s presciently exposed the anti-government extremist tendencies of Silicon Valley elites. My BlueSky thread went viral and helped lead to a re-publishing deal for Borsook’s masterpiece, Cyberselfish: A Critical Romp Through the
My book, The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War On Democracy, launches in one week. The momentum so far is stunning. I’m doing interviews with major media shows—including NPR’s Fresh Air with Tonya Mosley! One reviewer in The Irish Times wrote: “The Nerd Reich is
It’s been a while since I wrote about California Forever, the billionaire-funded effort to build a new 400,000-person “tech utopia” city in rural Solano County. The project is aligned with the Network State, a Silicon Valley movement that seeks to build new billionaire-owned cities all