Is the Alt-Right Secretly Neoliberal? The Paradoxical Legacies of Hayek and Mises

The contemporary far-right positions itself as an opponent of the “globalist elites”, who are promoting the neoliberal world order by promising the return to national sovereignty and traditional social values. This is precisely the claim that Quinn Slobodian wishes to deconstruct in his new book, Hayek’s Bastards. Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right. Published by Zone Books in 2025, the volume is an intellectual genealogy of the neoliberal and libertarian roots of modern alt-right movements.