JD Vance thinks monarchists have some good ideas

Curtis Yarvin , a neoreactionary blogger, has been a far-right public intellectual of sorts for a long time.

Yarvin 's ideas about undercutting democratic checks on authoritarian power have struck a chord with the current Republican ticket.

While Vance hasn’t espoused Yarvin ’s more extreme ideas, he clearly holds parts of the movement in high regard.

In a July Substack post, Yarvin denied that he has had a “significant influence” on Vance .

The far-right fringes have now taken over the mainstream, putting an exclusionary vision of an executive executive executive who is accountable to no one.

If Trump wins, Yarvin’s RAGE proposal could be back on the table if he wins.

Yarvin 's ultimate vision is an American monarchy run by a “national CEO,” or “a dictator”.

Vance ’s worldview has been shaped by a variety of right-wing thinkers, including Catholic intellectual Patrick Deneen and French philosopher René Girard.

He's smart enough not to cite Yarvin in public now that he's the vice presidential nominee, but that doesn't mean he's not plugged in.