Oliver Bateman

Oliver Bateman is a historian and journalist based in Pittsburgh. He blogs, vlogs, and podcasts at his Substack, Oliver Bateman Does the Work

Carlson-Huckabee interview shows the irrelevance of Christian Zionism

Carlson-Huckabee interview shows the irrelevance of Christian Zionism

21 Feb 2026

Can Bryan Johnson’s $1 million longevity programme be trusted?

Can Bryan Johnson’s $1 million longevity programme be trusted?

17 Feb 2026

Don Jr’s steroids freakshow

Don Jr’s steroids freakshow

13 Feb 2026

RFK Jr’s MAHA agenda should focus on food, not vaccines

RFK Jr’s MAHA agenda should focus on food, not vaccines

09 Feb 2026

Kamala Harris’s ‘Headquarters’ is a digital vanity project

Kamala Harris’s ‘Headquarters’ is a digital vanity project

06 Feb 2026

Dan Bongino’s comeback show reveals MAGA’s growing divisions

Dan Bongino’s comeback show reveals MAGA’s growing divisions

02 Feb 2026

Manfluencers’ testosterone therapy: a sign of cultural decay

Manfluencers’ testosterone therapy: a sign of cultural decay

26 Jan 2026

Scott Adams grasped Trump’s appeal long before others

Scott Adams grasped Trump’s appeal long before others

13 Jan 2026

What’s behind Democrats’ coordinated messaging on New York Hamas protest?

What’s behind Democrats’ coordinated messaging on New York Hamas protest?

10 Jan 2026

Is MrBeast the last YouTube superstar?

Is MrBeast the last YouTube superstar?

31 Dec 2025

Are liberals ready to welcome back Dave Chappelle?

Are liberals ready to welcome back Dave Chappelle?

21 Dec 2025

Vivek Ramaswamy fights a losing battle against the Groypers

Vivek Ramaswamy fights a losing battle against the Groypers

18 Dec 2025

John Cena’s retirement spells end of apolitical American life

John Cena’s retirement spells end of apolitical American life

14 Dec 2025

Netflix’s Warner Bros deal betrays its original purpose

Netflix’s Warner Bros deal betrays its original purpose

06 Dec 2025

X’s location tags expose the real engines of online outrage

X’s location tags expose the real engines of online outrage

23 Nov 2025

RFK Jr is boosting America’s peptide obsession

RFK Jr is boosting America’s peptide obsession

16 Nov 2025

Big Tech’s AI layoffs are killing DEI

Big Tech’s AI layoffs are killing DEI

08 Nov 2025

Heritage’s Israel pivot shows where conservative power now lies

Heritage’s Israel pivot shows where conservative power now lies

31 Oct 2025

NBA scandal reveals how gambling has corrupted the game

NBA scandal reveals how gambling has corrupted the game

24 Oct 2025

Young Republican racist chat leak marks end of edgelord era

Young Republican racist chat leak marks end of edgelord era

15 Oct 2025

Conservatives are taking the wrong lesson from Jimmy Kimmel's decline

Conservatives are taking the wrong lesson from Jimmy Kimmel’s decline

10 Oct 2025

Banning sports betting could be a populist victory

Banning sports betting could be a populist victory

05 Oct 2025

Jimmy Kimmel’s return shows power of anti-Trump media

Jimmy Kimmel’s return shows power of anti-Trump media

24 Sep 2025

Jimmy Kimmel suspension confirms comedy belongs to the Right

Jimmy Kimmel suspension confirms comedy belongs to the Right

18 Sep 2025

Charlie Kirk’s death leaves a void in the GOP

Charlie Kirk’s death leaves a void in the GOP

11 Sep 2025

Record gold prices are a victory for the Right

Record gold prices are a victory for the Right

09 Sep 2025

Ghislaine Maxwell has given Trump a get-out-of-jail-free card

Ghislaine Maxwell has given Trump a get-out-of-jail-free card

23 Aug 2025

Zohran Mamdani is watering down his radicalism

Zohran Mamdani is watering down his radicalism

18 Aug 2025

Why South Park hurts Trump more than SNL

Why South Park hurts Trump more than SNL

10 Aug 2025

Triple H is the perfect embodiment of MAGA fitness

Triple H is the perfect embodiment of MAGA fitness

02 Aug 2025

A Ghislaine Maxwell pardon would break MAGA

A Ghislaine Maxwell pardon would break MAGA

30 Jul 2025

The Nelk Boys are useful idiots

The Nelk Boys are useful idiots

28 Jul 2025

$Hulk Hogan symbolised America’s fractured politics$

Hulk Hogan symbolised America’s fractured politics

24 Jul 2025

Is Minneapolis embracing New York-style socialism?

Is Minneapolis embracing New York-style socialism?

20 Jul 2025

The Left is outshining Democrats on social media

The Left is outshining Democrats on social media

15 Jul 2025

Did Epstein files turn Kash Patel into a ‘Deep State traitor’?

Did Epstein files turn Kash Patel into a ‘Deep State traitor’?

08 Jul 2025

Is Lara Trump the heir to the MAGA throne?

Is Lara Trump the heir to the MAGA throne?

04 Jul 2025

Zohran Mamdani heralds a new era of Democratic politics

Zohran Mamdani heralds a new era of Democratic politics

25 Jun 2025

Meta chatbot shows why AI privacy is a delusion

Meta chatbot shows why AI privacy is a delusion

14 Jun 2025

Is Nucleus Genomic rigging the genetic lottery?

Is Nucleus Genomic rigging the genetic lottery?

08 Jun 2025

Why can’t Jordan Peterson say if he’s Christian?

Why can’t Jordan Peterson say if he’s Christian?

27 May 2025

The steroid Olympics are here to stay

The steroid Olympics are here to stay

22 May 2025

Was Biden's cancer diagnosis covered up?

Was Biden’s cancer diagnosis covered up?

19 May 2025

Times Square statue is a relic of the BLM era

Times Square statue is a relic of the BLM era

08 May 2025

What falling McDonald’s sales say about the US economy

What falling McDonald’s sales say about the US economy

02 May 2025

Hasan Piker will never be the Democrats’ Joe Rogan

Hasan Piker will never be the Democrats’ Joe Rogan

28 Apr 2025

Jordan Peterson is wrong about internet anons

Jordan Peterson is wrong about internet anons

24 Apr 2025

Bill Maher shows liberals how to deal with Trump

Bill Maher shows liberals how to deal with Trump

13 Apr 2025

Studio Ghibli AI memes expose growing artistic crisis

Studio Ghibli AI memes expose growing artistic crisis

27 Mar 2025

Don't expect Trump to give Derek Chauvin a pardon

Don’t expect Trump to give Derek Chauvin a pardon

17 Mar 2025

Why is Joe Rogan interviewing conspiracists like Ian Carroll?

Why is Joe Rogan interviewing conspiracists like Ian Carroll?

07 Mar 2025

Why are Democrats staying quiet on Trump-Zelensky clash?

Why are Democrats staying quiet on Trump-Zelensky clash?

03 Mar 2025

Is Lara Trump's new Fox show a campaign in disguise?

Is Lara Trump’s new Fox show a campaign in disguise?

23 Feb 2025

Trump's move to shutter CFPB is anti-populist

Trump’s move to shutter CFPB is anti-populist

12 Feb 2025

DOGE deserves credit for 40,000 federal worker departures

DOGE deserves credit for 40,000 federal worker departures

06 Feb 2025

New York magazine shows progressives are losing the culture war

New York magazine shows progressives are losing the culture war

28 Jan 2025

Can Vivek Ramaswamy win over Ohio's MAGA base?

Can Vivek Ramaswamy win over Ohio’s MAGA base?

18 Jan 2025

Steve Bannon's anti-tech crusade fuels MAGA division

Steve Bannon’s anti-tech crusade fuels MAGA division

13 Jan 2025

Are cancer warnings on alcohol politically motivated?

Are cancer warnings on alcohol politically motivated?

06 Jan 2025

What Jimmy Carter can teach Donald Trump

What Jimmy Carter can teach Donald Trump

31 Dec 2024

Trump's AI appointment exposes rift between tech Right and MAGA base

Trump’s AI appointment exposes rift between tech Right and MAGA base

27 Dec 2024

Politically divided housing: more proof of American polarisation

Politically divided housing: more proof of American polarisation

18 Dec 2024

Daniel Penny acquittal confirms end of BLM era

Daniel Penny acquittal confirms end of BLM era

09 Dec 2024

How Trump turned Fox News into the king of cable — again

How Trump turned Fox News into the king of cable — again

02 Dec 2024

Bud Light's Shane Gillis ad shows the progressive revolution is over

Bud Light’s Shane Gillis ad shows the progressive revolution is over

21 Nov 2024

Trump has turned MMA into MAGA's national sport

Trump has turned MMA into MAGA’s national sport

18 Nov 2024

Infowars auction won’t be the end of Alex Jones

Infowars auction won’t be the end of Alex Jones

13 Nov 2024

Donald Trump has built a Republican youth movement

Donald Trump has built a Republican youth movement

06 Nov 2024

Peanut the Squirrel was no match for the administrative state

Peanut the Squirrel was no match for the administrative state

03 Nov 2024

Steve Bannon is no longer MAGA's mastermind

Steve Bannon is no longer MAGA’s mastermind

30 Oct 2024

Two years in, Elon Musk’s X is a fascinating failure

Two years in, Elon Musk’s X is a fascinating failure

27 Oct 2024

In defence of Bryan Johnson's search for eternal youth

In defence of Bryan Johnson’s search for eternal youth

18 Oct 2024

Will Donald Trump betray RFK Jr?

Will Donald Trump betray RFK Jr?

09 Oct 2024

Is Russell Brand’s Christian conversion real?

30 Sep 2024

Why Trump fell for the Haitian dog-eating meme

Why Trump fell for the Haitian dog-eating meme

12 Sep 2024

Kamala Harris's big interview was an exercise in evasion

Kamala Harris’s big interview was an exercise in evasion

30 Aug 2024

Will RFK Jr's supporters flock to Trump?

Will RFK Jr’s supporters flock to Trump?

24 Aug 2024

Joe Biden's passing of the torch was far from dignified

Joe Biden’s passing of the torch was far from dignified

20 Aug 2024

Online Right opens up rift with MAGA movement

Online Right opens up rift with MAGA movement

12 Aug 2024

AIPAC’s Democratic purge continues as Cori Bush loses

AIPAC’s Democratic purge continues as Cori Bush loses

07 Aug 2024

White dudes won't win Kamala Harris the election

White dudes won’t win Kamala Harris the election

30 Jul 2024

RFK Jr seeks to fill America's political vacuum

RFK Jr seeks to fill America’s political vacuum

22 Jul 2024

Why men should embrace testosterone

Why men should embrace testosterone

22 Jul 2024

What impact will the Donald Trump shooting have on the election?

What impact will the Donald Trump shooting have on the election?

14 Jul 2024

Joe Biden doesn't need to listen to George Clooney

Joe Biden doesn’t need to listen to George Clooney

11 Jul 2024

AIPAC is driving out the Democrats' pro-Palestine Left

AIPAC is driving out the Democrats’ pro-Palestine Left

23 Jun 2024

Stop calling Jerry Seinfeld Right-wing

Stop calling Jerry Seinfeld Right-wing

03 Jun 2024

Right-wing internet anons are better off in the open

Right-wing internet anons are better off in the open

15 May 2024

The Onion has lost its bite

The Onion has lost its bite

08 May 2024

Clarence Thomas's court of diversity

Clarence Thomas’s court of diversity

03 May 2024

The strange trajectory of Tucker Carlson's first 100 shows

The strange trajectory of Tucker Carlson’s first 100 shows

02 May 2024

O.J. Simpson's strange internet afterlife

O.J. Simpson’s strange internet afterlife

11 Apr 2024

The long uncancellation of Mike Tyson

The long uncancellation of Mike Tyson

09 Apr 2024

Aaron Rodgers would be an electoral asset for RFK Jr.

Aaron Rodgers would be an electoral asset for RFK Jr.

17 Mar 2024

The Rock is a harbinger of America's decline

The Rock is a harbinger of America’s decline

15 Mar 2024

State of the Union: Joe Biden gets ready to fight ugly

State of the Union: Joe Biden gets ready to fight ugly

08 Mar 2024

Oprah's weight loss hypocrisy is an insult to followers

Oprah’s weight loss hypocrisy is an insult to followers

29 Feb 2024

Trump's Sneaker Con appearance is a challenge to Biden

Trump’s Sneaker Con appearance is a challenge to Biden

19 Feb 2024

Jon Stewart's Daily Show is a joke that got old

Jon Stewart’s Daily Show is a joke that got old

13 Feb 2024

US conservatives attack Netflix for gay Alexander the Great

US conservatives attack Netflix for gay Alexander the Great

07 Feb 2024