Chris talked Sohrab Ahmari about his new book The Unbroken Thread. They discuss how Sohrab became a Roman Catholic, how having a son made more acutely aware of his responsibilities to his posterity, the problems of liberalism, and the kind of America he'd like to see.Chris Buskirk

Helen Andrews new book, Boomers: The Men & Women Who Promised Freedom & Delivered Disaster is a tour de force. She joins me to discuss who they were, what they did, and how we rebuild after the madness.Chris Buskirk

Anna joins me to discuss how modernity broke civilization, denatures and degrades humanity, and how nice she is IRL. We also discuss the state of art and architecture, the desirability and necessity of religious revival, and living in a tiny house in Google's parking lot.Chris Buskirk

Malcom Kyeyune joins me to discuss the decay evident in America's political system, where class analysis is insufficient and why understanding cultural divisions as caste divisions may be more helpful. We also discuss the increasing fragility in the system and the perceived (but not real) lack of agency built into process-based politics.…

Blake Masters joins me to discuss the great stagnation, lessons learned since the beginning of the Trump era, and how to build a political movement focused on improving the lives of the middle and working class. Blake is the CEO of Thiel Capital and co-author with Peter Thiel Zero to One.Chris Buskirk

Hillbilly Elegy, the Ron Howard directed biopic based on JD Vance's best-selling memoir is out in theatres & on Netflix. JD and I talk about what he learned about family, friendship, loyalty, and faith and how that informs his view of building a better America.Chris Buskirk

Michael Anton joined me to discuss what's at stake for America. Are all politics regime level politics now? Can American as we understand it survive Blue Caesar? And why, as always, California shows the potential for a future, one-party American dystopia that provides luxury for the few and decay for the many. We begin with a discussion of his new …

Matt Towery sees the race tightening and favoring President Trump's re-election. He's polled for Politico, ABC affiliates, Fox affiliates, and candidates across the country. And he got 2016 right. Now he explains what he thinks most polls are missing, how pollsters are getting it wrong and why that yields misleading results. And he explains what he…

Robert Cahaly thinks Trump will win the election. We talk about why and what he's seeing in polls that makes him go against the grain. We also talk about what's gone wrong with polling, what are the challenges pollsters face, how to get accurate polls, and what average people should look for when reading polls.…

Alex Kachuta joins me from Transylvania to discuss what's wrong with liberalism and how she became "post-liberal". She's lived and worked all over Europe working in tech and media as quintessential high-achieving "anywhere" but she found that she's really been a "somewhere" all along and returned home. We also discuss her favorite anonymous account…

A powerlifting lawyer and an NFL agent devoted to MMA join me to talk about woke capital in sports and the strength of strength.Chris Buskirk

Description: The man once known as Mencius Moldbug has a new project called The Gray Mirror. What is it? It starts with understanding the true nature of power; what it is, how to use it, how to recognize where it lies. And of course, what to do with it. But the question is where are we now and what comes next? Books mentioned in this episode: The M…

The Right thinks it understands the Left - it's motivations and how it thinks about itself - but Malcom and Angela explain how the Right gets it all wrong and how that misunderstanding makes the Right less effective. Having spent years on the Left before being thrown out for unapproved thoughts, Malcom and Angela offer an insider's perspective full…

AImee and I discuss the school to OnlyFans pipeline. If only I'd thought of that phrase while we were talking. Liberalism has brought us to the point where all relationships must be considered in economic terms. It's poisoned relations between men and women and no one is happy. Is this essential to liberalism? Aimee also describes what happened to …

Matt & I discuss the idea of his new book One Billion Americans. Can America do that? Should we? Matt says yes, but I remain unconvinced. But if we even contemplate the idea how do we do it? Immigration? Increased birth rates? How do we rebuild families and increase middle class wages to support a trebling of our population? And the big question: W…

Christopher has made several award-winning documentaries. His latest, America Lost, is the story of three failing American cities and the people who live in them. He profiles the forgotten people in the forgotten cities of Youngstown, Ohio, Memphis, Tennessee, and Stockton, California. Jobs are gone, families are stretched to the breaking point, an…

What does a civilization's idea of beauty say about it's health? When did the project to destroy beauty & promote ugliness begin and why? We had a wide ranging discussion of Christian and Classical beauty, art, architecture, and ideal human forms.Chris Buskirk

Malcom Kyeyune joins me to discuss what he describes as the neoconfederate economics of technofeudalism and how the latent power of the American middle class has yet to be tapped.Chris Buskirk

Liberal institutions are failing. PEG & I discuss why and then look at the collapse of Russian in the 1990s to see if we can learn anything. Every institution of government failed leading to millions dead, rampant alcoholism, abandoned children, and rampant crime.Chris Buskirk

Julio Gonzalez is a tax expert. He explains why some tax policies, like accelerated depreciation, are not just bad policy, they're bad politics because they benefit very few people and lead to dangerous malinvestment.Chris Buskirk

Darren Beattie is a political theorist & former speechwriter for President Trump. We discuss how to understand & then defeat the neoliberal moral imperialism that is undermining the foundations of civilization and fomenting a war of all against all.Chris Buskirk

Professor Azerrad joins me to discuss what happened to American conservatism. Once ascendant and full of ideas, it lost it's sense of purpose. So what do people who identify with the Right actually want out of government? Does it overlap with what independents & some liberals want? What does a successful society look like and how do we get there?…

"Doing the work", "being there for it", what "we're reading" these are the religiously charged phrases of woke neoliberalism. Oliver Bateman and I discuss what it means for the middle class when PMCs are "doing the work". Spoiler alert: it doesn't mean anything good.Chris Buskirk

Blake Masters is the co-author with Peter Thiel of Zero to One and is COO of Thiel Capital. We discuss The Great Stagnation in technology, ideas, and governance.Chris Buskirk

Aimee Terese joins me to discuss the mercenary sociopathology of neoliberalism's striver class and much more.Chris Buskirk

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Congressman Devin Nunes joines me to explain what's going on with impeachment and where the Democrats' Ukraine conspiracy narrative came from.Chris Buskirk

Devin Nunes discovered a plot to spy on President Trump's campaign & then to destroy his presidency. Spies, cops, politicos, DC insiders are all part of the story. Super-journalist Lee Smith joins me to tell the story like no one else can.Chris Buskirk

The Senate GOP is frozen, inactive and it's helping Democrats impeach Trump. Julie Kelly joins me to discuss what they're doing - and not doing - and how it's hurting the president.Chris Buskirk

Julie Kelly joins me to discuss feckless Republicans who refuse to act to defend the country, their president, and their voters. Democrats are using the House to continue their war on Trump & his voters with impeachment. But Republicans in the Senate do nothing but write letters with empty threats.Chris Buskirk

Democrats think Joe Biden is their answer to Trump. They're wrong & it could cost them the election. Also, why do conservatives let liberals control the environemental debate? It's time to change that & bring back a pro-nature, pro-nation agenda.Chris Buskirk

Three Republicans are running against Trump: Bill Weld, Joe Walsh, & Mark Sanford. Not exactly the dream team. Yet, they are likely being used by anti-Trump elements and are a real threat in the general election. I'll explain why.Chris Buskirk

American elites are failing the country in education, science, government, and media. But also in business. The opiate epidemic that kills nearly 50,000 per year & the role of the Sackler family in promoting Oxycontin tells the tale. What went wrong with American elites & how do we fix it?Chris Buskirk

Tempted by Red Flag Laws? Don't be. I explain exactly how they work right now in California. Also, we keep being told this is a white supremacist nation. But that's just a distraction to keep you from looking at the real problems.Chris Buskirk

Mass shootings are dominating the news. They're horrific. But what the media is telling you about the problem - and the solutions - is all wrong. Also, why is our government pledging billions for Venezuelan infrastructure and nothing for us?Chris Buskirk

The 2020 Democrats inspire no one. They're washed up B-listers like Joe Biden and Bernie or scheming ciphers like Kamala. Only Elizabeth Warren has any substance but she's not exactly a great retail politian. I look at each of them in a one-on-one race with Trump and all signs point to a Trump re-election.…

Trump officially launched his 2020 campaign and the media immiedately proved they still don't get it. Meanwhile, Trump drew a huge crowd in Orlando while Biden and the others struggle for traction. The game is on, now what? We'll talk the politics, the people, the horserace, and make sense of it.Chris Buskirk

Muellers talks, Democrats threaten to impeach. But will they do it? And Sohrab Amahri decries "David French-ism" which is what I call Right-Liberalism. What is it & why it's unprincipled & bad politics.Chris Buskirk

Josh Hawley introduces legislation to prevent Big Tech from tracking you. Will Trump endorse? Also a look at European Parliament elections which could send a raft of new populist-nationalists to Brussels from all over Europe. What does it mean for Europe & the US?Chris Buskirk

Joe Biden has failed spectacularly in 2 prior presidential runs. Will he again, especially now that he is dogged by corruption charges? Also, what role did Obama play in setting up the Russia-Collusion cabal?Chris Buskirk

President Trump met Viktor Orban of Hungary. The liberal establishment went crazy but should they have? What's going on with populist nationalist movement in Europe from Brexit in the UK to Salvini in Italy, Orban in Hungary and others. Iran: Do some of Trump's advisers want to start a war with Iran?…

More states are moving pro-life legislation like Alabama's while others are copying New York's radical pro-abortion law. This might lead to the end of Roe v Wade and send abortion back to the states. Also, Mitt Romney votes against constitutionalist federal judge to get back at Trump.Chris Buskirk