Being anti-gerontocracy and pro-entitlements is like opposing white supremacy but being fine with taxing people of color to give money to whites. It makes no sense. www.richardhanania.com/p/anti-geron...

People sometimes think that because Europeans live longer they must have a better health care system. It's not true. American cancer survival rates are higher, and US treatment for blood pressure is superior. It's mainly European are not as fat. www.richardhanania.com/p/gdp-haters...

Why are conservatives happier and less mentally ill than liberals? When you control for belief in "therapy culture," ideological differences in mental well being go away. This implies that liberals are sadder because they believe humans are fragile. www.richardhanania.com/p/does-thera...

So it turns out that vaccines protect not only against disease, but prevent rape too.

I like that in The Atlantic profile, they got Tucker and John Ganz denouncing me in the same paragraph. They're each so completely awful, from opposite ends of the political spectrum. If I ever doubt what I'm doing, I can remind myself who my enemies are. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Bill Gates never wanted to be a controversial figure. But decades ago, he never imagined supporting vaccines would make him one. He's a decent man who underestimated how stupid people are. He couldn't get in the heads of anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists. www.richardhanania.com/p/why-wont-b...

The three tensions at the heart of The Sopranos that make it great 1) The past and the present, how each influences the other 2) The relationship between identity and ideals 3) Glamour versus what is mundane and ugly I explain each in the context of the show. www.richardhanania.com/p/what-made-...

How we know that conservatives share more misinformation than liberals. It should be obvious from just observing the two sides. But it's been shown empirically. All you need is to see what goes viral. Viral stories shared by conservatives are much more likely to be false. From Kakistocracy.

MAGA outwitted by a woman who was literally shot through the brain.

It’s happening. Hanania Tracey Discussing JD Vance’s spiritual journey. Join us at 2:45ET, set a reminder here. open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Medical innovation is good, regardless of where it comes from. Here's why concerns about things like supply-chain dependency are overrated. The bottleneck for human improvement is knowledge, not factories or something physical. Let China keep innovating. www.richardhanania.com/p/americans-...

Two single women review my forthcoming Kakistocracy for the ACX book review contest. It reminds them of how smart non-woke men they've dated have been lost to right-wing brain worms. This is what I'm fighting against. I recommend rating this review highly, as it is excellent.

Don't worry. I'm guessing he's going to prove to be competent enough to be executed. Have some faith in the guy.

The Sopranos perfectly captured the thinking of conspiracy theorists. These guys used to just talk in diners. Today Bobby Baccalieri would be a regular guest on Rogan.

The story of the "disappearing scientists" is deeply embarrassing for right-wing media. Fox, Daily Mail, NY Post, all ran with the narrative without checking basic facts. The White House and members of Congress also have taken it seriously. It's shocking how bad this is. unherd.com/2026/04/behi...

Hey @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social, I found a typo in the Iliad translation. A comma where there should be a period. They can correct this in ebooks. Couldn't find any other way to contact you about it.

Tyler Cowen in his new book on why economists write about topics outside their area of expertise: “The dirty little secret is that what distinguishes economics as a field, right now, is a mix of higher standards, harder work, better math, and higher IQs.” This is clearly true.

I just read Lauren Southern’s tell all memoir of her time as a right-wing egirl. Going to talk to her about it on stream tomorrow at 2ET. Set a reminder here. open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Lauren Southern was the original egirl. But this one had a conscience, and eventually wrote a memoir about how awful the right is. We'll be discussing it on stream Wednesday at 2ET. Set a reminder here. open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Biggest blow to wokeness since Sydney Sweeney’s boobs.

One of the strangest aspects of Sinners that critics have missed is the film's obsession with cunnilingus. Watch the entire review with Rob Henderson here: www.richardhanania.com/p/black-masc...

Along with Rob Henderson, I will be reviewing Sinners, which swept the Oscars, this Thursday at 3ET. As an ex-racist, I can now appreciate black movies and hope you can too. You can set a reminder here: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Kind of insane how the real life equivalent of the villain from One Battle After Another is even more convincing than Sean Penn in playing the role of authoritarian sadist.

<VP starts to compose tweet> "Look Martha, he may have already been disarmed and they may have shot him in the back, and then kept firing, but as my mee-maw once told me..." <stops, slams the laptop down, shocked look across his face as he finally realizes what he's become>

Just met Mark. We talked about how liberals are becoming more patriotic and reclaiming the American flag. I asked him if he’d heard of Noah Smith or Armand, he said he hadn’t. More on the left are realizing that they must stand for American principles if they’re going to win.

The weird sexual lens through which rightists see Minnesota. By submitting to authority, they’re “masculine.” Women resisting masked agents ripping people off the streets have “toxic empathy”. It’s basic evolutionary psychology in the rightoid mind. www.richardhanania.com/p/the-white-...

“Who do you think are the three most benevolent billionaires? Nick Shirley: “What do you mean by the word bellevolent?” This is literally their favorite journalist. 😂😂😂

On Trump as having a "high variance" presidency. He does great things no one else will do like take out a socialist dictator. He'll also do unusually bad things like attack vaccines. I've chosen to live with the contradictions. www.richardhanania.com/p/regime-cha...

I discuss previous successful US military operations in Grenada and Panama with Daniel Di Martino. No one remembers, because they're addicted to fear and pessimism. We can't acknowledge the US can do good in the world. So we obsess over Iraq. More here: www.richardhanania.com/p/maduro-in-...

What I learned from listening to Charlie Kirk's (sort of) successor at TPUSA on Ross Douthat's podcast: the organization has no strong beliefs on anything except stopping immigration. It's completely indifferent to every other policy or moral principle. www.richardhanania.com/p/the-feats-...