The Right Lost the Culture War, and America

Thoughts on Woke 2.0 and how the country is moving on from a bankrupt movement.

Feb 17 • Pedro L. Gonzalez

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Trump Demands the Worst of Us

A deal with the devil comes due.

Feb 8 • Pedro L. Gonzalez

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January 2026

Authoritarianism Knocking

The Trump administration is emboldening the extremists on the far right who are as hostile to the middle as those on the far left. It's not going over…

Jan 13 • Pedro L. Gonzalez

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December 2025

Thank You for Reading Contra

Sliding into the New Year.

Dec 31, 2025 • Pedro L. Gonzalez

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Yearning for the Before Times

I miss those days, like I think many of us miss our brains before the internet.

Dec 28, 2025 • Pedro L. Gonzalez

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Why the New Right Can’t Quit Conspiracy Theories

And how it exploits anti-censorship to spread falsehoods for political ends.

Dec 18, 2025 • Pedro L. Gonzalez

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Welcome to Hell

Thoughts on the manosphere and the very online new right.

Dec 11, 2025 • Pedro L. Gonzalez

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November 2025

Hands That Bind

A talk with writer and publisher George Carter of Old Sovereign Publishing.

Nov 9, 2025 • Pedro L. Gonzalez

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October 2025

Cowboys & Indians

A talk with professor and novelist Aaron Gwyn.

Oct 10, 2025 • Pedro L. Gonzalez and Aaron Gwyn

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September 2025

The Lost Boy

A review of In Search of Sacha by Manuel Guzman.

Sep 27, 2025 • Pedro L. Gonzalez

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The Razor's Edge

A talk with Vincenzo Barney on Cormac McCarthy, politics, and America in the aftermath of a political assassination.

Sep 26, 2025 • Pedro L. Gonzalez and Vincenzo Barney

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The Killing of Charlie Kirk

On the tragedy and what might happen next.

Sep 18, 2025 • Pedro L. Gonzalez

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