Paul Blumenthal

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Money and Politics Reporter at the Huffington Post

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“The Camp of the Saints” was first published in 1973, and it predicts the end of Western civilization when hordes of Indians and other dark-skinned people invade.

How an obscure French novel influences Steve Bannon

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