According to the philosopher-king of the Dark Enlightenment movement, the guy who woke up JD Vance, and the billionaires who support him, Singapore is their explicit model for America’s future.

Where the Enlightenment promised liberty, emancipation, equality, and solidarity, “Dark Enlightenment” offers servitude, hierarchy, bondage, and ruthlessness. The movement is most often ...

The supposed guru of the Dark Enlightenment movement was Curtis Yarvin, 51, a Brown-educated, one-time pony-tailed computer coder. He preaches that the media and academia are a “Cathedral ...

Describing the Dark Enlightenment in the Nation magazine in October 2022, Chris Lehman observed that, in his run for Senate, J.D. Vance had adopted “a key plank of [Yarvin’s] plan for post ...

In place of Enlightenment institutions, Dark Enlightenment thinkers advocate for hierarchical, authoritarian systems of governance, enabled by technological innovation, and led by hybrid CEO-meets ...

Opinion I Have Seen the ‘Dark Enlightenment Art World’ and It Is Extremely Dorky. Tech monarchist Curtis Yarvin really, really would like his Venice Biennale idea to trigger you, please.

You see, Yarvin is one of the founders of something called the “Dark Enlightenment” movement, which “argues” against democracy and against egalitarianism – a school of thought that ...

The philosophy behind Trump’s Dark Enlightenment on whatsapp (opens in a new window) Save Jonathan Derbyshire. Published March 26 2025. Jump to comments section Print this page.

The “Dark Enlightenment” movement and Curtis Yarvin have curried favor with tech executives in recent years, writes Ed Simon. Skip to Content. Explore Close. Subscribe. Mar 24, 2025 4:00 AM PT.

The “Dark Enlightenment” movement and Curtis Yarvin have curried favor with tech executives in recent years, writes Ed Simon.