Jacob Siegel

Jacob Siegel is a reporter for The Daily Beast. He was an author and editor of Fire and Forget: Short Stories From the Long War, the first anthology of fiction written by Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. Follow him at @Jacob__Siegel.

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Teens Bring 4chan Politics to Boston

To onlookers, it looked like the Internet, having been brought to life for a day, decided to spend it playing capture the flag in the country’s oldest public park.

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What’s In A Name?

Alt-Right Is Its Own Kind of Hate Group

Is calling the alt-right by its preferred name capitulation? Maybe. But we should also recognize that while white supremacist, it’s not quite the same thing as the neo-Nazis.

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Controlled Demolition

Jew-Haters Still Flying 9/11 False Flag

A space that once dedicated itself to aiding the progressive community takes a very dark turn.

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‘OCTOBER SURPRISE’

The Origins of WikiLeaks’ War on Hillary

From inside the Ecuadorian embassy, the proponent of radical transparency has worked out a playbook for exposing secrets to influence elections.

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BEYOND THE VOID

The Train-Hopping, Nazi-Slaying Lit Hero

<p>He wrote books of poetry, won a chestful of medals, helped inspire <i>Pulp Fiction</i>—and loved a good bathroom joke. Meet First Sergeant Charles Willeford.</p>

Jacob Siegel

Jacob Siegel

Teens Bring 4chan Politics to Boston

Alt-Right Is Its Own Kind of Hate Group

Jew-Haters Still Flying 9/11 False Flag

The Origins of WikiLeaks’ War on Hillary

The Train-Hopping, Nazi-Slaying Lit Hero

Are Jordan and Turkey Invading Syria?

Dylann Roof and the New Online Racism

The Sleuths Who Found Roof’s Manifesto

Reddit’s Racists ‘Celebrate’ Charleston

Dropped by the Army, Colt Goes Bankrupt