I welcome Michael Malice back to the show to discuss “democracy,” the system where the people’s voices are heard — or so the story goes. Book Discussed The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics The Contra Cruise!… Read More
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Ep. 1411 Michael Malice on Humor, Trolling, and the New Right
On day two of Michael Malice week we discuss humor and the dissident Right: how it uses humor, whether some things are too serious to joke about, humor as an… Read More
Ep. 1410 The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics
Michael Malice joins me to discuss his new book on what he calls the “New Right,” a disparate group of thinkers and activists who operate without a thought for Conservatism,… Read More
BONUS Ep. 1409 The Progressive Rock Episode, with Big Big Train’s David Longdon
The best band you’ve never heard of is Big Big Train, which Brad Birzer told me about for the first time on this very podcast. If you’re used to conventional… Read More
Ep. 1408 We Are Politically Vanquished. What Should Our Strategy Be?
At this year’s state convention of the Libertarian Party of Florida , Mises Institute president Jeff Deist delivered remarks that I think are important, well stated, and to my mind completely convincing. The Contra Cruise! Join… Read More
Ep. 1407 Does Study of the Middle Ages Have a “White Supremacy” Problem?
Rachel Fulton Brown, a professor of history at the University of Chicago, has been at the center of a controversy within medieval studies over race and “white supremacy” within the… Read More
Ep. 1406 My Keynote to the Florida LP: What We’re Up Against
In this keynote address to the state convention of the Libertarian Party of Florida, I consider the question: if our position is so compelling, why aren’t we doing a better… Read More
Ep. 1405 The Battle Hymn of the Republic and American Righteousness
Richard Gamble of Hillsdale College examines Julia Ward Howe’s Battle Hymn of the Republic — its history and theology — and how it fits into the American civil religion, whereby… Read More
Ep. 1404 Socialism: The Failed Idea That Never Dies
Kristian Niemietz joins me to discuss the persistent attraction of socialism despite its terrible track record, and the excuses and apologias its supporters offer in order to justify their ongoing… Read More
Ep. 1403 The Origins and Evils of Crony Capitalism
Randall Holcombe of Florida State University joins me to discuss what he calls “political capitalism,” whereby the private and public sectors collaborate for their mutual benefit, and against the public… Read More
