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Matt Ehret

Canadian journalist and historian, author of the Clash of the Two Americas series, known for connecting 19th-century secret societies to contemporary geopolitics.

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Matt Ehret says 'Ku Klux' is Greek for 'circle,' making the KKK a straight rebrand of the Confederate secret society that killed Lincoln
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Matt Ehret says 'Ku Klux' is Greek for 'circle,' making the KKK a straight rebrand of the Confederate secret society that killed Lincoln

A Canadian historian walks into a podcast and explains that John Wilkes Booth was probably Manchurian-Candidated in Montreal, and that the KKK is just the Golden Circle with a new logo.

Jun 20, 2026