Opinion: Joe Rogan’s Return to Netflix Is a Victory Lap for Right-Wing Comedy

Since 2018, the podcasting magnate moved to Texas to escape the terror of progressive California, downplayed the severity of COVID-19, spent the height of the pandemic performing stand-up shows that doubled as super-spreader events, fearmongered about trans people and immigrants, promoted figures like Alex Jones, Tucker Carlson, Chris Rufo, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., transformed the Austin comedy scene into a safe space for reactionary artists...