Charles Cornish-Dale, better known by his online alias Raw Egg Nationalist (REN), is a British
far-right
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influencer
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and
conspiracy theorist
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. He is the editor of the magazine ''Man's World'', published in print by
Passage Press. In 2022 he appeared on
Tucker Carlson
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's documentary ''The End of Men'', increasing his popularity. While a pseudonymous writer, in 2024 his identity was disclosed by the British advocacy group
Hope not Hate
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He has written several books promoting his views on nutrition and fitness, including ''Raw Egg Nationalism'' and ''The Eggs Benedict Option.'' REN has been noted as an influential voice in the online
carnivore diet
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and
raw food
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movement and in right-wing bodybuilding communities. He advocates an animal-based raw food diet, as well as
white nationalism
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. He has promoted conspiracy theories relating to
anti-globalism
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, particularly relating to the
Great Reset
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initiative and the
Great Replacement
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.
Biography
Cornish-Dale got his undergraduate history degree from the
University of Exeter
, mottoeng = "We Follow the Light"
, established = 1838 - St Luke's College1855 - Exeter School of Art1863 - Exeter School of Science 1955 - University of Exeter (received royal charter)
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, before completing his PhD at the
Lincoln College of the
University of Oxford
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in 2018. His PhD thesis, titled ''Migrations of the Holy: The Devotional Culture of
Wimborne Minster
Wimborne Minster (often referred to as Wimborne, ) is a market town in Dorset in South West England, and the name of the Church of England church in that town. It lies at the confluence of the River Stour and the River Allen, north of Poo ...
, c.1400-1640'', is on the religious history of a
Dorset
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parish.
Cornish-Dale lectured at Lincoln College.
In 2024, his real identity was disclosed by the British advocacy group
Hope not Hate
Hope not Hate (stylized as HOPE not hate) is an advocacy group based in the United Kingdom which campaigns against racism and fascism. It has also mounted campaigns against Islamic extremism and antisemitism. It is self-described as a "non-par ...
.
Cornish-Dale currently writes under his real name for ''
The Spectator
''The Spectator'' is a weekly British magazine on politics, culture, and current affairs. It was first published in July 1828, making it the oldest surviving weekly magazine in the world.
It is owned by Frederick Barclay, who also owns ''Th ...
''.
Work and views

REN's popularity grew from the online
dissident right space beginning in the 2020s. In 2022, he appeared on
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson (born May 16, 1969) is an American television host, Conservatism in the United States, conservative Pundit, political commentator and writer who has hosted the nightly political talk show ''Tucker Carlson Tonight ...
's one-hour documentary special ''The End of Men'' on
Fox News
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, as did
RFK Jr
Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born January 17, 1954) is an American environmental lawyer and author known for promoting anti-vaccine propaganda and conspiracy theories. Kennedy is a son of U.S. senator Robert F. Kennedy and a nephew of Preside ...
.
His appearance in the documentary sharply increased his popularity.
As of January 2025, REN has more than 264,000
X followers.
In 2022, the
Global Network on Extremism and Technology
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* ''Global'' (Bunji Garlin album), 2007
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* Bruno ...
(GNET) called him "a key thinker" in both
Frogtwitter and the online Right Wing Bodybuilder community,
while political scientist Josh Vandiver said his work represented "the body politic conceived in virile as well as racial terms". He is an associate of
Bronze Age Pervert
Bronze Age Pervert (), also known as BAP, is a pseudonymous, far-right Internet personality. He is known for being active on Twitter since 2013, writing the book ''Bronze Age Mindset'' (2018), and having hosted a podcast called ''Caribbean Rh ...
(BAP); both share concern about
xenoestrogens
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and their potential impact on the male body. Vandiver criticized REN's position on this, arguing REN's actual concern was less about the health of the average man, instead being focused on "superlative male flourishing". On his X, he has quoted ''
Mein Kampf
(; ''My Struggle'' or ''My Battle'') is a 1925 autobiographical manifesto by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler. The work describes the process by which Hitler became antisemitic and outlines his political ideology and future plans for G ...
'',
has espoused the
great replacement conspiracy,
and has promoted
eugenics
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.
REN promotes bodybuilding, while also promoting racist conspiracy theories and far-right ethnonationalism.
The magazine ''
Compact
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* Interstate compact
* Blood compact, an ancient ritual of the Philippines
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'' deemed him "one of the brighter stars in a sprawling constellation of rightwing social-media influencers who exalt nature, tradition, and physical fitness".
American magazine ''
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* Vanity Fair, a location in ''The Pilgrim's Progress'' (1678), by John Bunyan
* ''Vanity Fair'' (novel), 1848, by William Makepeace Thackeray
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'' noted him as a "masculinist health guru".
He has promoted conspiracy theories relating to
anti-globalism
Globalism refers to various patterns of meaning beyond the merely international. It is used by political scientists, such as Joseph Nye, to describe "attempts to understand all the interconnections of the modern world—and to highlight patterns ...
,
particularly relating to the
Great Reset
The Great Reset Initiative is an economic recovery plan drawn up by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The project was launched in June 2020, with a video featuring the then Prince of Wales Charles released to ma ...
initiative.
The Great Reset initiative is a green growth initiative by the
World Economic Forum
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, aiming to resolve climate change concerns and issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic; the initiative has been the subject of numerous conspiracy theories.
Vice President of the United States
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JD Vance
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follows him on
X.
REN was a speaker at the 2023 Natal Conference in
Austin, Texas
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that featured many racist internet and far-right media figures.
Dietary
REN is a prominent and influential figure in the online
carnivore diet
The Carnivore diet (also called a zero carb diet) is a low-carbohydrate fad diet in which only animal products such as meat, eggs, and dairy are consumed. The carnivore diet is not supported by evidence-based medicine, and has attracted criticis ...
and raw food movement.
His online avatars utilize photos of American bodybuilder
Vince Gironda
Vincent Anselmo Gironda (November 9, 1917 – October 18, 1997) was an American professional bodybuilder, personal trainer, author, co-founder of the supplement company NSP Nutrition, and owner of the celebrity-frequented Vince's Gym. His nick ...
, with whom he shares a belief in
raw eggs as a "superfood", hence his pseudonym. He promotes an animal-based raw food diet, including
organ meat
Offal (), also called variety meats, pluck or organ meats, is the organs of a butchered animal. The word does not refer to a particular list of edible organs, which varies by culture and region, but usually excludes muscle. Offal may also refe ...
,
raw milk
Raw milk or unpasteurized milk is milk that has not been pasteurized, a process of heating liquid foods to kill pathogens for safe consumption and extending the shelf life.
Proponents of raw milk have asserted numerous supposed benefits to cons ...
,
raw honey
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, as well as the consumption of
animal fats
Animal fats and oils are lipids derived from animals: oils are liquid at room temperature, and fats are solid. Chemically, both fats and oils are composed of triglycerides. Although many animal parts and secretions may yield oil, in commerci ...
and
olive oil
Olive oil is a liquid fat obtained from olives (the fruit of ''Olea europaea''; family Oleaceae), a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin, produced by pressing whole olives and extracting the oil. It is commonly used in cooking: ...
.
REN has argued that ancient humans were
hypercarnivore
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s and similar to the
Liver King
Liver King is the online alias of fitness social media personality Brian Johnson. He is known for promoting what he calls an "ancestral lifestyle", which includes eating large amounts of raw organs and meat, and he recommends eating liver daily. ...
has advocated the consumption of
liver
The liver is a major organ only found in vertebrates which performs many essential biological functions such as detoxification of the organism, and the synthesis of proteins and biochemicals necessary for digestion and growth. In humans, it ...
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REN has promoted the pseudoscientific carnivore diet and has been described as "market
ngthe carnivore diet primarily to those interested in racial hierarchy, nationalism, and anti-migrant attitudes". REN's position has been described as "carnivore traditionalism" as he encourages the consumption of vast amounts of eggs and meat but only from small traditional farms. REN has argued that consumption of
animal source foods
Animal source foods (ASF) include many food items that come from an animal source such as fish, meat, milk, eggs, honey, cheese and yogurt. Many individuals do not consume ASF or consume little ASF by either personal choice or necessity, as ASF ...
, especially raw eggs and organ meat is a gateway to a higher, spiritual order of existence and has promoted conspiracy theories that
plant-based diet
A plant-based diet is a diet consisting mostly or entirely of plant-based foods. Plant-based diets encompass a wide range of dietary patterns that contain low amounts of animal products and high amounts of plant products such as vegetables, fr ...
s are destroying Western civilization through "soy globalism". He has commented that "eating a low-fat vegetarian diet is about the worst thing you can do. It just tanks testosterone". In 2022, REN described plant-based
meat substitutes
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as "perverted" products pushed to bring civilization to a "brink of madness". In 2023, REN promoted a debunked conspiracy that flavor enhancers made from fetal tissue were used to make
Pepsi
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The World Economic Forum had in 2016 predicted that in 2030 people would eat far less meat, which Great Reset opponents view as evidence of a conspiracy to control the behavior of the populace. REN alleged this was connected to the rise in meat prices due to inflation from 2021 to 2022, which he said served the purpose of "globalists" to stop people from eating meat. He has compared the proscribed
vegetarianism
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Vegetaria ...
in
Plato
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's ''
Republic'' as a tool of social control to the Great Reset's supposed goals for food, to create "a food-dependent, and thus more domesticated, population"; he advocates local consumption of produce,
regenerative agriculture
Regenerative agriculture is a conservation and rehabilitation approach to food and farming systems. It focuses on topsoil regeneration, increasing biodiversity, improving the water cycle, enhancing ecosystem services, supporting biosequestration, ...
, and decentralization of agriculture to fight against the Great Reset.
He praised the success of Trump's 2024 presidential campaign as indicating a surge in "testosterone politics". During
RFK Jr.'s nomination for
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
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, REN indicated his support for the nomination. He has argued that it is "compassionate" to question whether
transgender
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status may be influenced by
endocrine disruptors
Endocrine disruptors, sometimes also referred to as hormonally active agents, endocrine disrupting chemicals, or endocrine disrupting compounds are chemicals that can interfere with endocrine (or hormonal) systems. These disruptions can cause c ...
.
''Man's World''
REN is the editor of the far-right men's magazine ''Man's World'',
which was launched during the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. The magazine was online-only until a physical edition began to be published by
Passage Press.
The magazine is aimed to appeal to young white men, with its chief concern being "the decline of national manhood in America and Europe under a barrage of nefarious forces", resulting in what it calls a "clown world". Topics covered include political theory and history, as well as diet and fitness advice. Issues include archaic language, appeals to history, and references to "golden age" bodybuilders, in a joking tone. They also include both real and fake advertisements, "borderline homoerotic fashion and fitness" photography, and fantasy and historical fiction. Nomadic steppe warriors from Central Asia are celebrated within the magazine, declared "the most murderous people of all time" as contrasted with supposedly feminized and sedentary societies, described as the "
longhouse
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Many were built from timber and often rep ...
". The magazine promotes
pseudoscientific
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health advice. Scott Burnett called Man's World and REN "a paradigm case of how masculinity is being articulated at the heart of rightwing politics", with some content in the magazine being "fascist, sometimes bordering on neo-Nazi", but utilizing "an ironic gauze".
The magazine maligns "degeneracy", as embodied by the idea of the "coomer" (a
wojak
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meme of a man who is addicted to masturbation), with the magazine criticizing masturbation. In ''Man's World'' Issue 1, REN included vintage
centerfolds of nude women. He apologized for this in the next issue's editorial, saying that he had intended to "evoke a time before the advent of readily available internet pornography", but that even
softcore pornography
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was "the thin end of the wedge
..for the ubiquitous filth that is doing such harm to the minds and bodies of men, women and children everywhere". The accelerationist novellas ''
Harassment Architecture'' and its sequel ''Gothic Violence'', authored by Mike Ma, were advertised in the magazine.
REN has claimed the publication's circulation to be over 150,000 copies, though this may be an exaggeration.
Books
''Raw Egg Trilogy''
The ''Raw Egg Trilogy'' is made up of three self-published books, all published in 2020: ''Raw Egg Nationalism in Theory and Practice'', ''Three Lives of Golden Age Bodybuilders'', and ''Draw Me a Gironda''.
''The Eggs Benedict Option''
In 2022, white nationalist publisher
Antelope Hill Publishing
Antelope Hill is an American white nationalist publisher based in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is known for selling translations of historical works by Nazis, fascists and ultranationalists, as well as new works by far-right writers. It ...
published his book ''The Eggs Benedict Option'',
about "the globalist plan for food."
It, for a time, ranked highly on Amazon's Agricultural and Food Policy sales list. Its foreword was written by Noor Bin Laden, and the book is named after
Rod Dreher
Raymond Oliver Dreher Jr. (born February 14, 1967), known as Rod Dreher, is an American writer and editor living in Budapest, Hungary. He is a senior editor and blogger at ''The American Conservative'' and author of several books, including ''H ...
's 2017 book ''
The Benedict Option
''The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation'' is a 2017 book by writer and conservative commentator Rod Dreher on Christianity and Western culture. Drawing very loosely on the writings of early Christian monk Ben ...
''. ''The Eggs Benedict Option'' is mostly about nutrition and agriculture, but also mixes this with
white nationalism
White nationalism is a type of racial nationalism or pan-nationalism which espouses the belief that white people are a Race (human categorization), raceHeidi Beirich and Kevin Hicks. "Chapter 7: White nationalism in America". In Perry, Barbar ...
. It argues for humanity to stop supporting the modern food system, which REN argues is run by the "enemies of human freedom", who "want you to be fat, sick, depressed, and isolated, the better to control you". He argues for more responsible farming practices and criticizes companies like Monsanto, as well as the practices of
monoculture
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and industrial
factory farming
Intensive animal farming or industrial livestock production, also known by its opponents as factory farming and macro-farms, is a type of intensive agriculture, specifically an approach to animal husbandry designed to maximize production, whil ...
, calling the latter "an abomination".
Political scientist Josh Vandiver called it a "manifesto-cum-cookbook for surviving modern life." American progressive magazine ''
Mother Jones
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'' criticized ''The Eggs Benedict Option'', saying it had "half-baked and incoherent solutions you'd expect from a right-wing populist—often stumbling into paranoia along the way", and said it read like "Tucker Carlson tried to write ''
The Omnivore's Dilemma
''The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals'' is a nonfiction book written by American author Michael Pollan published in 2006. As omnivores, humans have a variety of food choices. In the book, Pollan investigates the environmental ...
''".
They also said that it "could be mistaken at times for a hippie manifesto", that stitched together "legitimate gripes" about the nutrition ecosystem with "fearmongering about government meat confiscation and calls to white nationalism".
''Raw Egg Nationalism Cookbook''
''Raw Egg Nationalism'' was also published by Antelope Hill Publishing in 2022. The book describes its eponymous ideology as "a physical and political ethic built around the massive consumption of raw eggs", what it calls "one of the most perfect natural foods in existence". This is in resistance to "forces
..that are leading the anti-human political crusade that seeks to crush the human spirit and destroy the nations, all in the name of profit and global political control." It advocates a diet of "slonking" (gulping down whole) 36 raw eggs a day, as allegedly practiced by Vince Gironda.
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