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The Malevolent Brilliance of Candace Owens

There’s been a lot of conversation about Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes lately, but everyone should spare a thought for Candace Owens. On her eponymous podcast, Candace, the crackpot influencer has been conducting an “investigation” into what happened to Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University that is another symptom of how far off the rails a segment of the right-wing media ecosystem has gone. (Owens is too foolish even for Fuentes, who says she defines “low-IQ antisemitism,” although Carlson has her on his podcast for friendly interviews.) The Owens probe is about as serious and likely to bear fruit as.

admin November 11, 2025

**Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes, and Candace Owens: Off the Rails?**
*By Rich Lowry | National Review | November 11, 2025*

There’s been a lot of conversation about Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes lately, but everyone should spare a thought for Candace Owens. On her eponymous podcast, *Candace*, the influencer has been conducting an “investigation” into what happened to Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University—an investigation that exemplifies how far off the rails a segment of the right-wing media ecosystem has gone.

Owens, who once worked with Kirk at Turning Point USA, has advanced a theory that is, frankly, as serious and likely to bear fruit as O.J. Simpson’s attempt to find the real killer of Nicole Simpson. According to Owens, what obviously didn’t happen is that Tyler Robinson shot Kirk in the neck with a rifle at relatively close range from the roof of a building with a clear line of sight to Kirk, after fulminating about the activist and podcaster being a hater.

It’s worth noting that Owens is considered too foolish even for Nick Fuentes, who claims she defines “low-IQ antisemitism,” although Tucker Carlson continues to have her on his podcast for friendly interviews.

Rich Lowry’s take: Both Owens and Carlson appear to have gone off their rails in recent times.

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**Community Reactions**

*DallasBiff:*
“I do think she and Tucker are off their rails. Discuss.”

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