The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics

· Macmillan Audio · Narrated by Michael Malice
4.9
21 reviews
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The definitive firsthand account of the movement that permanently broke the American political consensus.

What do internet trolls, economic populists, white nationalists, techno-anarchists and Alex Jones have in common? Nothing, except for an unremitting hatred of evangelical progressivism and the so-called “Cathedral” from whence it pours forth.

Contrary to the dissembling explanations from the corporate press, this movement did not emerge overnight—nor are its varied subgroups in any sense interchangeable with one another. As united by their opposition as they are divided by their goals, the members of the New Right are willfully suspicious of those in the mainstream who would seek to tell their story. Fortunately, author Michael Malice was there from the very inception, and in The New Right recounts their tale from the beginning.

Malice provides an authoritative and unbiased portrait of the New Right as a movement of ideas—ideas that he traces to surprisingly diverse ideological roots. From the heterodox right wing of the 1940s to the Buchanan/Rothbard alliance of 1992 and all the way through to what he witnessed personally in Charlottesville, The New Right is a thorough firsthand accounting of the concepts, characters and chronology of this widely misunderstood sociopolitical phenomenon.

Today’s fringe is tomorrow’s orthodoxy. As entertaining as it is informative, The New Right is required listening for every American across the spectrum who would like to learn more about the past, present and future of our divided political culture.

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4.9
21 reviews
Colton Pope
December 8, 2022
Michael Malice does a deep dive into the history and personas that make up the new right. His journey plays as both entertaining and informative.
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Brandon Cain
June 4, 2019
Its great to finally get the real story, without The Cathedral's spin on it. Great listen.
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About the author

MICHAEL MALICE is an author, columnist and media personality. He frequently appears as a cultural and political commentator on television shows such as Tucker Carlson Tonight and writes the “Town Called Malice” column for The Observer. He is the author of Dear Reader: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il, and has also co-authored books with celebrities like UFC Hall-of-Famer Matt Hughes and comedian D.L. Hughley. He is the subject of Harvey Pekar’s graphic novel Ego & Hubris.

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