From history’s heroes to today’s cartoonish villains, it’s important to understand who is behind the events we revere or revile. Although I don’t subscribe to the Great Man Theory — the idea that only exceptional people largely shape the course of events — I do believe in celebrating (or vilifying!) the individuals who are known for doing important things in the world.
These are some of the people I have studied, followed, researched, and identified as important for a closer look.
- American Fascists & the Global Right π
- Billionaires 2021
- Christian Nationalist Organizations and Groups
- Demagogues
- Koch Network of GOP donors
- Right Wing Groups
- Stabilizers vs. Destabilizers
- Stewart Rhodes — founder of the militia group the Oath Keepers who was found guilty and sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy for his role in the January 6 insurrection
- The Great Philosophers
- The Trump Russia Scandal Cast of Characters
- What is the CNP?
- Who is Alexander Dugin? — “Putin’s Rasputin”
- Who is Curtis Yarvin? — credited with leading the Neoreaction movement (NRx)
- Who is David Sacks? — another Paypal Mafia member now associated with the Trump regime
- Who is Elon Musk? — world’s richest man and DOGE bro; member of the Paypal Mafia
- Who is Grace Hopper? — computing heroine
- Who is Joe Gebbia? — co-founder of Airbnb now working for DOGE
- Who is Joe Lonsdale? — co-founder of Palantir with Peter Thiel and right-wing political donor
- Who is Larry Ellison? — Oracle founder and right-wing political donor
- Who is Marc Andreessen? — legendary tech VC and flirter with fascism
- Who is Palmer Luckey? — founder of mil tech Anduril
- Peter Thiel FAQ — Paypal Mafia member, founder of mil tech Palantir with Joe Lonsdale, and right-wing tech billionaire
- Who is Vera Rubin? — astronomer who proved the existence of dark matter
Right-Wing Players
I also have a growing body of research on the interconnections and networks amongst key figures in the right-wing ecosystem, but in present day and decades past. Explore the people and connections in my Kumu mind map.

Read the wider story on Civics vs. Oligarchy
The names in this piece are part of a bigger network. Civics vs. Oligarchy, the free Doctor Paradox wiki, maps it:
Comments are closed.