Stefan Molyneux
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Stefan Basil Molyneux (/stəˈfæn ˈmɒlɪnjuː/; born September 24, 1966) is an Irish-born Canadian white nationalist[2][3][4][5][6] podcaster and proponent of conspiracy theories, white supremacy,[7][8] scientific racism, and the men's rights movement.[15] He is the founder of the Freedomain Radio website.[1] As of September 2020, Molyneux has been permanently banned or suspended from PayPal, Mailchimp, YouTube, and SoundCloud, all for violating hate speech policies.[16][17][18][19][20]
Stefan Molyneux | |
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Born | Stefan Basil Molyneux (1966-09-24) September 24, 1966 (age 57) Athlone, Ireland |
Nationality | Canadian |
Education | York University National Theatre School McGill University (BA) University of Toronto (MA) |
Occupation(s) | Podcaster, blogger, author, political commentator |
Years active | 2005–present |
Movement | Far-right Alt-right Identitarian movement White nationalism White supremacy Anarcho-capitalism |
Spouse | Christina Papadopoulos[1] |
Website | freedomainradio |
Molyneux is described as a leading figure of the alt-right movement by Politico and The Washington Post, and as far-right by The New York Times.[21][22][23][24] He had nearly a million YouTube subscribers. Tom Clements in The Independent describes Molyneux as "an alt-lite philosopher with a perverse fixation on race and IQ."[25] Molyneux describes himself as a philosopher and an anarcho-capitalist.[21]
Multiple sources describe the Freedomain internet community as a cult, referring to the indoctrination techniques Molyneux has used as its leader.[26][27][28][29]
Molyneux previously worked in the software industry, wrote nine articles for libertarian Lew Rockwell's personal website, and made appearances on Press TV, InfoWars, and RT.