Curtis Yarvin: 10 things to know about 'mad philosopher' behind Trump 2.0

Back in 2008, when Obama still symbolised hope and change, Yarvin was quietly uploading screeds under the alias Mencius Moldbug. His pièce de résistance? An Open Letter to Open-Minded Progressives—a 120,000-word hand grenade tossed into the cathedral of liberal consensus. Yarvin argued that democracy was a bug, not a feature; the American Revolution a tragic mistake; and that we’d be better off under a corporate monarchy. His ideal ruler? Not Plato’s philosopher-king, but a startup bro with nukes and a board of directors.