The American Experiment: Federalist 51 and Political Realism
At the end of the day, the magic that makes the American Experiment work is that it is grounded in an astute understanding of human nature and political realism.
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Fascism Is Progressive
Fascism is a progressive ideology. It would be most appropriate to say that it is progressive by reactionary means, in fact.
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Are Jews Really God’s Chosen People?
The usual understanding of the Jewish people is that the Jews are God's "chosen people." What does that mean?
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“Insurrection Barbie’s” Long Game and the Conservative Right
Early in March 2026, the famous but anonymous X account known as "Insurrection Barbie" dropped a long article about an Integralist operation to disrupt and hijack the American right-wing (or conservative movement, or Republican Party).
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The “Trusted Voice” as Gramsci’s Organic Intellectual
In the realm of "Woke," which is to say with regard to critical theories, the "Trusted Voice" tends to take on a particular form.
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Introducing Woke Nationalism
When we talk about Woke Left and Woke Right, while the essential core of being "Woke" is mostly the same, there are some key differences.
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OnlySubs: James Reads the Bible: Matthew 4:1-11
In this episode of James Lindsay OnlySubs, my subscribers-only podcast, I read through the first eleven verses of the fourth chapter of the Gospel according to Matthew, where Jesus is tempted by the devil in the desert.
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What Was “Positive Christianity” in the Nazi Movement?
The Nazi Party had a problem through its entire existence, from 1920 to 1945. That problem was Christianity, which was in its way.
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Explaining the Long March Through the Institutions
The Long March Through the Institutions is a Marxist strategy for infiltrating the West through its institutions.
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OnlySubs: James Reads the Bible: Genesis 10-11
For many of the years I knew him, Charlie Kirk insisted with me that Genesis 1-11 provides the foundation for mankind and civilization.
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Critical America Theory, Left and Right
You can have a Critical Race Theory about race, a Critical Gender Theory about sex, even a Critical America Theory about America.
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The Israel Question as the Modern Jewish Question
The Jewish Question, which is "what do we do with the Jews?" rests on the presumption that they aren't wanted here, or maybe anywhere.
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Forced “Friendship” Under the Friend-Enemy Distinction
The friend-enemy distinction is the underlying organizational principle of the Marxist Left, radical Islam, and the Fascist Reactionary Left.
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The Nazi Experiment, Vol. 12: Positive Christianity as the “Christian Nationalism” of the Third Reich
A "Christian Nationalist" movement is reaching into many legitimate anxieties of American Christians and turning them to its project.
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The Poison of Negative Idealism
Negative idealism explains why "critical" movements like Communism, Fascism, and Woke of all types trend toward violence.
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Who Are We, and What Does That Mean About Politics?
When we face the question of what makes us who we are, different people have different answers. Some see ourselves as receptacles of tradition. Others see us as a self to be discovered in the world. Still others see us as blank slates who can become whatever we can dream.
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How the Friend-Enemy Distinction Poisons Politics
Carl Schmitt captured the essence of totalitarian politics in his book The Concept of the Political (1932). It is the distinction between friend and enemy. The poison of this kind of thinking is in the ugly fact that the declared enemy must be treated as the declared enemy once a political faction has declared one, and anyone who doesn't go along with that declaration declares himself one of the enemy.
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What Jewish Values Can Teach Us About Being American: Another Trip to Israel
Join James on this new episode of the New Discourses Podcast and travel with him through Israel for a second time.
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True and False or Us Versus Them?
In this episode of New Discourses Bullets, host James Lindsay explores this idea of "us versus them" out loud and explains its relevance to politics, society, and education.
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From Transgender to Transhuman
The same arguments that justify "transgender" also justify transhuman: that who we really are does not depend on our physical body at all.
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