
Why Do Smart People Believe Lies?
From Lenin to Mao, mass deception has shaped nations. Buck Sexton, former CIA analyst and author, explains how it works—and how America can stop it.

Buck Sexton is an American radio host, author, political commentator, and former CIA intelligence officer. Born and raised in New York City, he earned a political science degree from Amherst College before joining the CIA, where he worked in the Counterterrorism Center and Office of Iraq Analysis and served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He later worked in the NYPD Intelligence Division on counterterrorism and counter-radicalization issues.
Sexton later moved into media, working as a national security editor and broadcaster before hosting his own nationally syndicated radio program. In 2021, he partnered with Clay Travis to launch The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show, a nationally syndicated conservative talk-radio program. He is also a television commentator and author.

From Lenin to Mao, mass deception has shaped nations. Buck Sexton, former CIA analyst and author, explains how it works—and how America can stop it.