Is this the future of MAGA?Tucker Carlson’s interview with the white nationalist influencer Nick Fuentes has caused a firestorm on the right. Carlson and Fuentes’s friendly chat about American Jews — whether they fit into this country or were loyal to Israel above all — was the kind of conversation that for decades would have been unimaginable among mainstream figures in politics. And by crossing that line, Carlson was making a statement — about the power of Fuentes’s movement and the future of MAGA.To help me think through this, I wanted to talk to the political writer John Ganz. He’s studied the roots of antisemitism on the right and has followed the evolution of MAGA closely. He’s behind the newsletter Unpopular Front and the author of “When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s.”This episode contains strong language.Mentioned:“<a href="https://www.unpopularfront.news/" target="_blank">Unpopular Front</a>” by John Ganz“<a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/156368/finding-neverland-conservative-quest-rid-trumpism" target="_blank">Finding Neverland</a>” by John Ganz“<a href="https://www.unpopularfront.news/p/who-will-win-the-gop-civil-war" target="_blank">Groyperfication</a>” by John GanzBook Recommendations:<a href="https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300260977/taking-america-back/" target="_blank">Taking America Back</a> by David Austin Walsh<a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691255262/furious-minds?srsltid=AfmBOoqw3-gQvCfd-piWBwTyum7ugPlAakAFgsnumRK6g27RxT5WguV2" target="_blank">Furious Minds</a> by Laura K. Field<a href="https://www.versobooks.com/products/936-prophets-of-deceit?srsltid=AfmBOorAF6_S9NTGGRSB0gMrS_6Hjfu8uX8pQ1qjxB-GrcUO-IpmvjWZ" target="_blank">Prophets of Deceit</a> by Norbert Guterman & Leo LowenthalThoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com.You can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of “The Ezra Klein Show” at <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/ezra-klein-podcast" target="_blank">nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast</a>, and you can find Ezra on Twitter @ezraklein. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs</a>.This episode of “The Ezra Klein Show” was produced by Jack McCordick. Fact-checking by Ashley Braun. Our senior engineer is Jeff Geld, with additional mixing by Isaac Jones. Our executive producer is Claire Gordon. The show’s production team also includes Marie Cascione, Annie Galvin, Rollin Hu, Kristin Lin, Emma Kehlbeck, Marina King and Jan Kobal. Original music by Pat McCusker. Audience strategy by Kristina Samulewski and Shannon Busta. The director of New York Times Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser.
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