Lisa Hagen

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Co-Host at No Compromise Podcast

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They say they want Americans to have more babies. What's beneath the surface?

2 weeks ago | npr.org | Lisa Hagen

Pronatalists believe that modern culture has failed to adequately prioritize the value of nuclear families and making lots of babies. They see powerful potential allies in Elon Musk and JD Vance. Jess Suttner for NPR hide caption toggle caption Jess Suttner for NPR "Humanity is dying," billionaire Elon Musk told Fox News anchor Bret Baier recently when asked what keeps him up at night. "The birth rate is very low in almost every country.
Prominent right-wing figures mimic Musk's Nazi salute with no repercussions

2 months ago | wboi.org | Lisa Hagen

Multiple people have given stiff-arm salutes after Elon Musk did it twice on Inauguration Day. Many claim it was a joke but extremism experts worry the once-taboo salute is getting normalized.
Prominent right-wing figures mimic Musk's Nazi salute with no repercussions

2 months ago | npr.org | Lisa Hagen

Prominent right-wing figures mimic Musk's Nazi salute with no repercussions Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5305259/nx-s1-5388169-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Multiple people have given stiff-arm salutes after Elon Musk did it twice on Inauguration Day. Many claim it was a joke but extremism experts worry the once-taboo salute is getting normalized. Sponsor Message
A far-right influencer is getting invitations to travel with Trump Cabinet members

2 months ago | npr.org | Lisa Hagen

Jack Posobiec during the 2024 Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 23, 2024. Dominic Gwinn/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dominic Gwinn/AFP via Getty Images Far-right activist Jack Posobiec – who has a long history of promoting antisemitic and white supremacist content – last week claimed that he joined top U.S. officials including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on a trip to Ukraine.
Trump suggests that deadly airliner crash was the result of diversity hiring

Jan 30, 2025 | npr.org | Lisa Hagen

Trump suggests that deadly airliner crash was the result of diversity hiringWithout evidence, President Trump and other administration officials claimed that DEI programs led to Wednesday's fatal air crash. DEI has recently become a common talking point to blame disasters on.
A White House order claims to end 'censorship.' What does that mean?

Jan 25, 2025 | npr.org | Huo Jingnan |Lisa Hagen

President Trump appears on a large screen during his address by video conference at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 23.
What’s behind a White House order ending ‘federal censorship’ : NPR

Jan 24, 2025 | npr.org | Lisa Hagen

What’s behind a White House order ending ‘federal censorship’ Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5270071/nx-s1-5336711-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
What's behind a White House order ending 'federal censorship'

Jan 24, 2025 | tspr.org | Lisa Hagen

Lisa Hagen Lisa Hagen is a reporter at NPR, covering conspiracism and the mainstreaming of extreme or unconventional beliefs. She's interested in how people form and maintain deeply held worldviews, and decide who to trust.
Conspiracy theories are blaming the scale of L.A. wildfire destruction on DEI efforts

Jan 10, 2025 | npr.org | Lisa Hagen

Conspiracy theories are blaming the scale of L.A. wildfire destruction on DEI effortsConspiracy theories are blaming the scale of L.A. wildfire destruction on DEI efforts Audio will be available later today. Prominent right-wing influencers are claiming that the response to the Los Angeles wildfires was hampered by workplace diversity policies. It's part of a wider strategy to discredit those policies.
Kash Patel, Trump's pick for FBI head, has connections with conspiracy theories

Dec 9, 2024 | npr.org | Lisa Hagen

Kash Patel, Trump's pick for FBI head, has connections with conspiracy theoriesKash Patel, Trump's pick to head the FBI, has parlayed his time serving in various national security roles in Trump's first administration to building a brand promoting pro-Trump conspiracy theories.