Jared Yates Sexton
Jared Yates Sexton is an author whose recent book is: "THE MIDNIGHT KINGDOM: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis.” Mr. Sexton is also the host of The Muckrake podcast. The “Midnight Kingdom” starts very early in Western history and delineates how anti-democratic forces blossom and perpetuate lies, myths and rhetoric that protect entrenched power in the West. One major concern is the growing extremism of America’s right-wing and anti-liberal democracy movements, as recently exemplified by the violent January 6, 2021 insurrection that allegedly was invited, incited and partially coordinated by Donald Trump. The cycle of “protecting Western civilization” has continued throughout history and is maintained through oppression by white supremacy and patriarchal control. Additional fuel to exacerbate the problem is provided by extremist so-called news outlets, such as Fox, Newsmax and OAN that are pushing misinformation about the bogus threats of Critical Race Theory and WOKE issues, which are actually benign and non-threatening.
