The Iterated Motte and Bailey Strategy
Host James Lindsay explains how the "motte and bailey" strategy can be iterated to give legitimacy to truly radical ideas.
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Twentieth Century Woke—Left and Right | James Lindsay
Join James Lindsay for this important lecture explaining the model and modes of "Woke" thinking in a historical context we already understand.
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Left and Right with Society in the Balance | James Lindsay
What are "Left" and "Right," politically? Where does political extremism come from, on both sides, in our present era of polarization?
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Am Yisrael Chai
In this episode of the New Discourses Podcast, host James Lindsay talks about his recent (first ever) trip to Israel and what he learned most.
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The Big Picture | Michael O’Fallon
Michael O’Fallon unpacks the sweeping transformation that has been underway across every major pillar of society.
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The Difference Between Left and Right
The thing is, while radicalism and political violence are not (at present) "both sides" problems, temptation is a both-sides problem.
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The Nazi Experiment, Vol. 8: Carl Schmitt’s Politics and the Nazi State
Lindsay presents a short essay by Schmitt from simply titled "Politics" that leaves little doubt that his politics were Nazi politics.
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The Three Pillars of Civilization
What is civilization? What is it based on? In the big picture, there are three fundamental pillars to civilization: truth, justice, and love.
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The Raging Birth of the Queer Militancy Movement
Host James Lindsay read through this evil anonymous memo, titled "Queers Read This," to give you a window into the violence in Queer Theory.
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We Must Win By the Book
We have to do everything by the book. It's not just that we need to on a matter of principle, though. We also must as a matter of strategy.
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The Communist Manifesto, Volume 2: The Principles of Communism
Join James for this clear look into the foundations of organized Communism and the principles upon which it was organized.
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Sociognosticism and the Black Magic of Aleksandr Dugin
In this episode, James Lindsay explains Aleksandr Dugin's concept of sociognosticism in order to makes sense of it.
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Real Communism Can Never Be Tried
"Real Communism has never been tried!" "Real Communism" can never be tried, so this old canard isn't saying anything interesting at all.
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The Nazi Experiment, Vol. 7: The Nazi Rejection of Paperwork Germans
James Lindsay examines Hitler’s Mein Kampf in his Nazi Experiment series, exposing how totalitarian ideas resurface today in woke and populist movements.
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What Freedom of Speech Is and Isn’t
Host James Lindsay addresses the issue of freedom of speech in principle in this new episode of New Discourses Bullets.
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For Charlie Kirk
In this episode of the New Discourses Podcast, host James Lindsay remembers his great friend Charlie Kirk.
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Is Woke Real, or Is It a Psyop?
One of the more difficult experiences we all face is how hard it is to tell whether something on the internet is "real" or a "psyop."
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The Nazi Experiment, Vol. 6: Carl Schmitt and the Total State
Host James Lindsay continues his sprawling series on the "Nazi Experiment" and presents this Schmittian essay in English for the first time.
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The Seven Criteria of Cancel Culture
James Lindsay lays out seven criteria for cancel culture that can help you identify when it's occurring so that we can better resist them.
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The Russian National Socialism of Aleksandr Dugin
In this episode of the New Discourses Podcast, host James Lindsay reads through this short essay to introduce you to "Duginism."
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