Lawfare Archive: Elle Reeve on "Black Pill" and Alt-Right Internet Culture

Lawfare Archive: Elle Reeve on "Black Pill" and Alt-Right Internet Culture

From The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition by The Lawfare Institute

April 26, 2026 · 1h 3m

About this episode

Elle Reeve discusses her book 'Black Pill' and her insights into alt-right internet culture and extremism in the U.S.

From December 17, 2024: CNN correspondent Elle Reeve has spent the last decade reporting on extremism in the United States.  Her book , "Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society and Capture American Politics" provides an insider's glimpse into the "insidious"—and underestimated—world of alt-right internet culture that is now at the center of the Republican Party under Donald Trump.  Lawfare  Associate Editor Katherine Pompilio sat down with Reeve to discuss her investigative reporting and "Black Pill," incels, political violence, memes, what it's like to build working relationship with alt-right figures, the 2017 Charlottesville Unite the Right Rally, Jan. 6, the 2024 presidential election, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Katherine Pompilio

Guest: Elle Reeve

Topics covered

  • extremism
  • alt-right culture
  • political violence
  • investigative reporting
  • internet culture
  • memes

Keywords

  • Elle Reeve
  • Black Pill
  • alt-right
  • extremism
  • political violence
  • memes
  • Charlottesville
  • January 6
  • Donald Trump

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CNN

Books & works: Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society and Capture American Politics

Places: United States, Republican Party

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