What follows is a story about the emergence of a new intellectual force in the US. They are called the New Right (or the Dark Enlightenment or the neo-reactionary movement, NRx, depending on who’s talking).| Daily Maverick
The “Dark Enlightenment” movement and Curtis Yarvin have curried favor with tech executives in recent years, writes Ed Simon.| TIME
"As soon as it stops accelerating, it stalls and explodes."| graymirror.substack.com
California writer. Ida Tarbell stan. Beat: tech fascism, billionaire extremism, network state, crypto cartels. Writing a book: “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Global Democracy.” The Nerd Reich: http://www.thenerdreich.com| Bluesky Social
Podcast · nerdreich · The Nerd Reich with Gil Duran a podcast about Silicon Valley politics and power—who holds it, how they use it, and how the unchecked influence of tech billionaires threatens democracy.The Nerd Reich investigates the rise of Silicon Valley’s ruling class, the Network State cult, and the crypto-fueled push to undermine democratic government. From billionaire-backed disinformation to AI-driven control systems, we expose how tech elites are reshaping society in their i...| Spotify
'I don’t think he meant it in a bad way, but I don’t think he meant it in a good way, either.'| The Nerd Reich
In 2022, one of Peter Thiel's favorite thinkers envisioned a second Trump Administration in which the federal government would be run by a “CEO”| The Nerd Reich
Yes, Peter Thiel was the senator’s benefactor. But they’re both inspired by an obscure software developer who has some truly frightening thoughts about reordering society.| The New Republic