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Everything Woke Goes To... Jan 12, 2024

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Planes are literally falling apart in the sky--is DEI to blame, and does anybody care? Meanwhile, Biden found himself heckled in the middle of an early campaign speech by Israel ceasefire maximalists, providing further confirmation that the scrambled signals within the Democrat ranks are not getting un-scrambled anytime soon. And finally, the Republican party strikes back on ballot shenanigans, as a number of red-state leaders propose kicking Biden off the Ballot in response to corresponding attacks on Trump in Colorado and Maine. The editors discuss the wisdom and efficacy of this move before reminding you to read the damn site!

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SCALPED Jan 04, 2024

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It finally happened: Claudine Gay is out as president of Harvard after a tireless guerrilla journalism campaign led by the Manhattan Institute's Chris Rufo, who conclusively exposed Gay's fraudulence as a scholar. But is plagiarism just par for the course? Seth and Spencer consider the low, low bar that Gay failed to clear, and where the fight over higher ed will take us next. Plus: migrants continue to flood unchecked across the border, and the powder keg in the Middle East grows ever more flammable. What will come of it all? The editors discuss before insisting for the first (but not the last) time in 2024 that you read the damn site!

Recommended reading:

Black Privilege at Harvard

Are Borders Back in Europe?

American Statesman

Gateway to Statesmanship: Selections from Xenophon to Churchill

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Revolt of the Kids Dec 07, 2023

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A generational divide is intensifying within the Left, as a radical ascendant generation increasingly decries the more moderate Boomers, as exemplified most recently by a demand from Biden’s White House interns that the administration throw itself behind a permanent ceasefire in Israel. Meanwhile, the US is being slapped around on the world stage, this time by the Houthis. The future for Americans looks increasingly bleak; can we turn the ship around successfully? The complete cast muse over the correct way to shake off the dust in the domestic and foreign policy arenas before, as always, reminding you to read the damn site.

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Imagineering AI Domination Nov 30, 2023

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The terminally online are showing themselves unable to unplug from the negative feedback loops to which they subscribe. Hollywood, especially Disney, is continuing to fail to really show us anything new that average people can connect to. Plus: censorship from top to bottom is wreaking havoc on nation states, especially as immigration spikes drive cultural wedges into the populace. Seth and James, refreshed from Thanksgiving, break it down.

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Eighty-One Candles Nov 23, 2023

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A full complement of editors is joined by not one, but two special guests this week: Jeremy Carl & Michael Anton, both Claremont Institute senior fellows. In addition to seared turkey liver stuffing (true story), the cast are finding both white and black pills aplenty as there’s ample reason to despair and rejoice. From the inferno that was Joe Biden’s birthday cake, to populists claiming upset wins in two countries, to what they’re grateful for, the guys discuss it all this Thanksgiving. Plus: An extended list of reading recommendations as the cast reminds you to head on over to read the damn site (after you finish your turkey, of course).

Recommended reading:

The Rise of Ethical Cannibalism

Carving Turkey Away from NATO

Christmas Karol

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Rogue's Gallery Nov 10, 2023

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Seth and Spencer are going rogue again today, with a veritable who's who of psychopaths and weirdos from America's current moral and psychic breakdown. First it's the Nashville shooter's gruesome anti-"cracker" manifesto, which highlights once again how the various grievances of woke politics always end up getting elided into a hatred of white people. This in turn has been transmuted into a hatred of Israel as the global Left whips up a fervor over Hamas and Palestine. Under those circumstances, who wouldn't want to flee from whiteness, as Canadian pop star Buffy Sainte-Marie seems to have done? Plus: reflections on Tuesday's elections and the ongoing dilution of American citizenship, with a reminder to read the damn site. Articles mentioned in this episode: Trump Can Win On Bobby Knight Whether It Is Prudent to Speak of Caesarism
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Noticing Things Nov 02, 2023

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AI is getting close to committing the grievous crime of noticing patterns in the data. Surely the government must step in. Biden recently signed an executive order attempting to bring the power of AI into service of the woke regime. Meanwhile, the Left is caught in an uncomfortable battle between its old guard and the swelling immigrant coalition. How will the Left handle its problems from both sides without resorting to government by supercomputer? And can the birds escape the stain of humanity? The editors discuss, before reminding you to read the damn site.

Articles and books mentioned in this episode:

Nationalism Isn’t American

The Millionaire Slut Apologists

Warfare by Immigration

This is how AI image generators see the world

Liberals must choose: immigration or Israel?

American Ornithological Society Will Change the English Names of Bird Species Named After People

American Awakening

You Run the Show or the Show Runs You

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