Of course Ye, né Kanye West, was friends with Charlie Kirk, the late conservative podcaster and activist whose killing last week has set off a virulent bloodlust from the right. There he is, midway through In Whose Name ? , the sprawling, if not overwhelming, documentary from director Nico Ballesteros, who was given unfettered access to Ye over the course of six years, following his descent into the fringe conspiratorial figure he is today. Kirk is seen smiling with the genuine excitement of a fan as he interviews Ye about his turn towards conservative politics. This is in 2018, shortly after Kanye’s first visit to Trump’s White House, and well into his MAGA hat phase.

On the surface, this makes In Whose Name? a compelling time capsule that takes us back to the fallout from Trum

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