Tag: right wing

The right-wing is home to a phenomenal number of scuzzy money-raising rackets. Disgraced (but not gone) televangelist Jim Bakker is selling Silver Solution gel, which promises to “get rid of all venereal diseases.” Milo Yiannopoulos was hawking “milk thistle extract” as a kidney “cleanser.” Pat Robertson has extolled the wonders of his age-defying protein drink. Then there are the endless pitches for gold. But perhaps the biggest grifting goes to “scam PACs,” political action committees that raise millions of dollars from...