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The New Hydra

The New Hydra

On Steve Bannon, Elon Musk, JD Vance, and the "tech right."

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Back in February, I wrote about the tensions between right-wing populists, who MAGA firebrand Steve Bannon best represents, and the so-called “tech right,” of which Elon Musk is emblematic. On immigration, transhumanism, surveillance, and artificial intelligence, these camps have views that do not just diverge but are irreconcilable.

Bannon, Musk, MAGA

Bannon, Musk, MAGA

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