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Rush Limbaugh speaking into a microphone at a podium.

Rush Limbaugh.

“Great?” Oh, yes. He was great. In the broadcasting world, and in terms of his influence over a generation of politicians and other talking heads, he...

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Ayn Rand smoking and laughing. She has faint devil horns appearing on her head.

Ayn Rand Was a Dick.

In this essay of UNFTR, we unf*ck the theory of “objectivism,” a movement inspired by novelist Ayn Rand in the 1950s and talk about how it still...

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A person with their arms outstretched towards the sun.

The Prosperity Doctrine.

In this essay, we trace the journey of the Christian Fundamentalist movement from its origins through to today, where millions of Americans believe...

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A large Black Lives Matter protest; visible signs say 'Black Lives Matter,' 'Fund Our Schools' and 'American Democracy Is a Hypocrisy.'

Freeze!

While the country wrestles with police brutality and protests, dividing between Black Lives Matter or Back the Blue, a bizarre phenomenon has been...

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Money being flushed down the toilet.

Priorities.

Coronavirus exposed the American budget and monetary policy as giant myths. Turns out, we can afford to pay for just about anything we want....

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The US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, ‘Unf*cking the Republic.’

Welcome to UNFTR.

Welcome to UNFTR. A smart, funny and searing political site sprinkled with a healthy dose of profanity. Each essay is a deep and delicious audio dive...

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