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Richard Hanania vs. transgender people

Richard Hanania is an American political scientist, right-wing eugenicist, and anti-transgender extremist. Hanania claims that “trans ideology is closer to a religion than it is to most political beliefs.” Hanania has been a guest on many anti-trans podcasts, including Blocked and Reported, TRIGGERnometry, “YOUR WELCOME,” and Viva Frei. Hanania hosts a pocast that has featured other anti-trans activists, including Chris Rufo, Aaron Sibarium, Eric Kaufmann, Michael Shellenberger, Razib Khan, Steven Pinker, and Jesse Singal.

Hanania is closely linked with the “human biodiversity,” “rationalist,” and “effective altruism” movements.

In 2023, Hanania was revealed to be the author of misogynistic and pro-genocidal posts on white nationalist sites under the pseudonym “Richard Hoste.”

Background

Richard Anton Hanania was born on August 28, 1985 and grew up in Oak Lawn, Illinois. After completing high school early, Hanania attended Moraine Valley Community College, then earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of Colorado. Hanania then earned a law degree from University of Chicago and a doctorate from UCLA.

“Richard Hoste” and “human biodiversity”

In 2010, Hanania published a blog on eugenics titled HBD: Human Biodiversity as “Richard Hoste” on the group blog Alternative Right. Hanania’s profile stated:

“Richard Hoste is the editor of the HBD blog at Alternative Right.  He writes prolifically on race, immigration, political correctness and modern conservatism.  His blog is HBD Books, where he regularly reviews classic and modern works on these topics.”

Southern Poverty Law Center described Hanania’s writing:

One of the bloggers at “Alternative Right” is Richard Hoste, who recently wrote that “low-IQ Mexican immigration is the greatest threat to America.” He also wrote: “Schools should stop wasting time trying to close achievement gaps. And not only do whites have nothing to feel guilty about, they are the best thing to ever happen to blacks. Even ignoring race, humanity will not move forward through equality or by raising up the really stupid to the level of just plain stupid.” Finally, Hoste had this pithy observation: “While there’s more miscegenation [interracial sex] than in the past 
 we should be heartened that white teenage girls aren’t passing themselves around in black neighborhoods.”

In 2023, Christopher Mathias revealed Hanania’s posting history as “Richard Hoste”:

Richard Hanania, a visiting scholar at the University of Texas, used the pen name “Richard Hoste” in the early 2010s to write articles where he identified himself as a “race realist.” He expressed support for eugenics and the forced sterilization of “low IQ” people, who he argued were most often Black. He opposed “miscegenation” and “race-mixing.” And once, while arguing that Black people cannot govern themselves, he cited the neo-Nazi author of “The Turner Diaries,” the infamous novel that celebrates a future race war.

Media activism

Hanania and Rob Hernderson co-host the anti-trans H & H Podcast on popular culture. Hanania was a guest on conservative transgender podcast Dollcast.

Hanania founded the Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology (CSPI), which includes an anti-transgender podcast. Guests include other anti-trans extremists, including Chris Rufo, Aaron Sibarium, Eric Kaufmann, Michael Shellenberger, Razib Khan, Steven Pinker, and Jesse Singal.

“Enlightened Centrists”

Hanania created a list of allegedly “enlightened centrists,” many of whom share Hanania’s disdain for transgender people.

References

Reflective Altruism (reflectivealtruism.com)

Mathias, Christopher (August 4, 2023). Richard Hanania, Rising Right-Wing Star, Wrote For White Supremacist Sites Under Pseudonym”. HuffPost https://www.huffpost.com/entry/richard-hanania-white-supremacist-pseudonym-richard-hoste_n_64c93928e4b021e2f295e817 [archive]

Keller, Larry (March 15, 2010). Paleocon Starts New Extreme-Right Magazine. SPLC https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/paleocon-starts-new-extreme-right-magazine/

Selected writing by Hanania

Hanania, Richard (November 12, 2024). Democrats Must Pick Fights with Woke Activists: Ignoring the far-left’s identitarian agenda is not enough. Quillette https://quillette.com/2024/11/12/democrats-must-pick-fights-with-woke-activists-kamala-harris-trump-newsome/

Hanania, Richard (September 22, 2023). Where Does ‘Wokeness’ Come From? Quillette https://quillette.com/2023/09/22/where-does-wokeness-come-from/

Hanania, Richard (August 7, 2023). My Journey Out of Extremism, and how I became a small-l liberal. Quillette https://quillette.com/2023/08/07/my-journey-out-of-extremism/

Hanania, Richard (August 6, 2023). Why I Used to Suck, and (Hopefully) No Longer Do. Richard Hanania’s Newsletter https://www.richardhanania.com/p/why-i-used-to-suck-and-hopefully

Hanania, Richard (). Lessons of the Pinker Affair: The Problem with the Academy is False Beliefs, Not Intolerance. Quillette https://quillette.com/2020/09/16/lessons-of-the-pinker-affair-the-problem-with-the-academy-is-false-beliefs-not-intolerance/

Hanania, Richard (October 6, 2022). Why Gender Ideology Can’t Survive Elon. Richard Hanania’s Newsletter https://www.richardhanania.com/p/why-gender-ideology-cant-survive

“Hoste, Richard” (November 24, 2010). Left Wing Union Busting and Race. http://www.alternativeright.com/main/blogs/hbd-human-biodiversity/left-wing-union-busting-and-race/

“Hoste, Richard” (November 19, 2010). Interests, Morality and Selective Snobbery. http://www.alternativeright.com/main/blogs/untimely-observations/interests-morality-and-selective-snobbery/

“Hoste, Richard” (November 3, 2010). The Sailer Strategy Refuted? http://www.alternativeright.com/main/blogs/district-of-corruption/classical-and-cultural-sailerism/

“Hoste, Richard” (August 29, 2010). Kill’em All Conservatism. http://www.alternativeright.com/main/blogs/untimely-observations/kill-em-all-conservatism/

“Hoste, Richard” (August 22, 2010). Crypto-White Nationalist at the Post? http://www.alternativeright.com/main/blogs/hbd-human-biodiversity/crypto-white-nationalist-at-the-post/

“Hoste, Richard” (August 3, 2010). An Alliance with Whom?!? http://www.alternativeright.com/main/blogs/untimely-observations/an-alliance-with-whom/

“Hoste, Richard” (July 23, 2010). The Obama Election and Our Cultural Shift. http://www.alternativeright.com/main/blogs/district-of-corruption/the-obama-election-and-our-cultural-shift/

“Hoste, Richard” (July 23, 2010). It’s Not About Oil. http://www.alternativeright.com/main/blogs/exit-strategies/it-s-not-about-oil/

“Hoste, Richard” (July 21, 2010). Where Black Rules White. http://www.alternativeright.com/main/blogs/untimely-observations/where-black-rules-white/

“Hoste, Richard” (July 21, 2010). NYT: Race Differences Real, Significant. http://www.alternativeright.com/main/blogs/hbd-human-biodiversity/nyt-race-differences-real-significant/

Media

Chris Best with Richard Hanania and “Katherine Dee” (March 25, 2025). Katherine Dee and Richard Hanania. Chris Best’s Substack https://cb.substack.com/p/katherine-dee-and-richard-hanania

Blocked and Reported with Jesse Singal and Katie Herzog (July 30, 2025). Premium: Richard Hanania Wants To De-Radicalize Internet Racists. https://www.blockedandreported.org/p/premium-richard-hanania-wants-to

Destiny (April 23, 2025). I Regret Voting For Trump. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AFBPKr60qE

Slovo Podcast with Jared Taylor and Richard Hanania (January 3, 2025). Jared Taylor – Richard Hanania debate [Full Debate]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsfU6Rpe6nU

Destiny (December 31, 2024). Destiny Confronts His Favorite Conservative Pundit For Voting Trump ft. Richard Hanania. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP4L7Cfem6k

Dollcast with Brianna Wu, “TafTaj,” Kelly Cadigan, and Schyler Bogert (December 13, 2024). Richard Hanania with four trans girls. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlweKqx4M0w

The Spectator with Freddy Gray, Ed West, and Richard Hanania (August 13, 2024). Trump-Musk interview, free speech & the ‘weird’ right – Richard Hanania & Ed West. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9h4rezvyo8

“YOUR WELCOME” with “Michael Malice” (April 3, 2024). #305: Richard Hanania. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh4d4GEBQ8o

TRIGGERnometry with Konstantin Kisin and Francis Foster (December 24, 2023). Where Woke REALLY Comes From – Richard Hanania. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUOpWqLGbbs

Viva Frei with David Freiheit and Robert Barnes (April 6, 2022). Sidebar with Richard Hanania – Sidebar with Viva & Barnes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGJdDtilgW0

Russell Brand (April 3, 2022). Does America Go To War For Profit?! Here’s The Answer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSZnAOjBP8Q

Resources

Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

Richard Hanania (richardhanania.com) [archive]

HBD Book (https://www.richardhanania.com/)

Alternative Right (alternativeright.com) [archive]

  • HBD: Human Biodiversity [archive]
  • alternativeright.com/main/blogs/hbd-human-biodiversity/

Substack (substack.com/

Quillette (quillette.com)

Twitter (twitter.com)

Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)