Ross Douthat characterizes J.D. Vance's public rhetoric as more aligned with the "red-pilled" faction in his speeches and more with the "black-pilled" faction in his tweets.

Ross Douthat considers the Iraq War to be the greatest deliberate disaster of his adult lifetime.

Ross Douthat speculates that Sam Altman believes he might live forever as a digital entity, a goal which would require solving the hard problem of consciousness.

A "black-pilled" faction of the American right believes the US should abandon its global alliances like NATO and pull back its military and diplomatic focus to North America.

Ross Douthat asserts that it is not possible to rebuild the American economy by intentionally inducing a major recession.

Ross Douthat believes that a political candidate cannot successfully win an election and govern the United States while holding a "black-pilled" worldview.

According to Ross Douthat, a "red-pilled" faction of the American right believes the Pax Americana is worth preserving, although it requires alteration.

In a 2017 blog post, Sam Altman discussed how humans would relate to AI as a successor species.

A faction on the American right that defends Donald Trump's trade policies believes the current US economy is not worth preserving and would accept a period of widespread economic hardship to rebuild ...