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David Josef Volodzko, Elijah Snyder
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A newsletter about communism, fascism and extremist movements.

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The Berlin Pride attack wasn't a tragedy. It was a choice.

A Palestinian terrorist at the Munich Olympics in 1972, where his group murdered 11 Israeli athletes in the deadliest terrorist attack in German history.

This week, an ethnic Lebanese Muslim named Abdul Ballout rammed his van into a peacef...

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What the hell is wrong with Democrats?

Pennsylvania Rep. Chris Rabb and Hasan Piker in Philly on April 30, 2026.

Imagine if a right-wing influencer went around saying he hates blacks. Imagine he expressed his love and admiration for the Nazis, the KKK, and the Confederacy. When...

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Why great art feels like death

What does it mean to truly experience a work of art? In this episode of The Radicalist, David Volodzko speaks with friend and self-described redneck Jefferson Marks about the importance of set and setting and the unspoken terror of great wo...

19 days ago
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Christopher Nolan's Odyssey is the map home

The severed head of the statue of Athena during the fall of Troy.

Homer’s Odyssey is often mistaken for a story about monsters and voyages, but at its heart, it’s a story about homecoming. Specifically, it’s about recovering a world that m...

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Everyone is wrong about birthright citizenship

Border patrol sends illegal immigrants to Mexico in 1972. Photo by Charles O’Rear.

On June 30, the Supreme Court told Donald Trump that a child born on American soil is no less than an American, sparking a national debate about what it mea...

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  • David Josef Volodzko

    Head of news at FIRE, editor-in-chief of Expression, author of The Radicalist, analyst at Washington Policy Center. Former Asia correspondent, war correspondent, financial editor, and professor of logic. Fired from Seattle Times for attacking Lenin.

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    I am what I am...Someone has to be.

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