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Political theology is finally having its moment — every op-ed columnist reaching for Christian nationalism, every neoreactionary tech founder invoking the katechon, every mainline pastor watching JD Vance lecture the Pope about just war doctrine, every abolitionist community organizer working the intersection between the sacred and the political. And yet almost no one seems to know what political theology actually is. Luke Bretherton and Vincent Lloyd — two of the three co-authors of a genuinely important new Columbia University Press book, What Is Political Theology? — sat down with me to explain what they had done. The book itself models the thing it argues for: three scholars from three disciplines refusing to synthesize their differences and instead sitting inside the productive tension. In one hour we cover why the standard Carl Schmitt genealogy needs to be de-centered, what from above and from below are actually good for, why secularism is not a neutral space but an ideology, what Peter Thiel's Antichrist lectures accidentally reveal, why Richard Dawkins now identifies as a cultural Christian, and what the difference between apophatic and cataphatic is currently doing to Luke's and Vincent's friendship. Live disagreement, on tape. The nice version. You can watch the video on YouTube Dr. Luke Bretherton is Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at the University of Oxford, one of the most senior chairs in British theology, appointed by the Crown. Previously, he was Robert E. Cushman Distinguished Professor of Moral and Political Theology at Duke Divinity School. An ordained Church of England priest. Dr. Vincent W. Lloyd is Professor of Theology and Religious Studies and Director of the Center for Political Theology at Villanova University, and an editor of the journal Political Theology. The book at the center of this conversation is What Is Political Theology?, co-authored with Dr. Valentina Napolitano, Professor of Anthropology and Connaught Scholar at the University of Toronto, whose chapter offers an anthropological political theology out of her research on global Catholicism, migration, and the U.S./Canada borderlands. Join our Online Summit - Unsettled Ground: Faith & the American Story at 250 This summer, Diana Butler Bass and I are launching Faith at 250 — an online summit featuring scholars like Randall Balmer, Juan Floyd-Thomas, Elesha Coffman, and more, each offering their own take on religion and America at 250 years. We built it so faith communities have something honest and substantive to turn to when the nationalist narratives start flying. Sign up at www.TheologySummit.com to get access to every lecture, livestream, and discussion guide. The summit is donation-based, including 0. This podcast is a Homebrewed Christianity production. Follow the Homebrewed Christianity, Theology Nerd Throwdown, & The Rise of Bonhoeffer podcasts for more theological goodness for your earbuds. Join over 75,000 other people by joining our Substack - Process This! Get instant access to over 50 classes at www.TheologyClass.com Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former senior Treasury official David Pearl argues that Australia's decline is not fate but the product of bad choices made by the people running our institutions.He contends that Treasury, once feared for its razor-sharp scrutiny of policy, has been captured from above by secretaries who treat emissions reduction as a moral imperative rather than a trade-off, and who withhold the true cost of the energy transition — a figure he puts as high as $1 trillion.David Pearl is a former assistant secretary of the Australian Treasury and now a full-time writer and commentator on economic and cultural policy. He spent some three decades in the federal bureaucracy, with postings to the OECD in the late 1990s and a period as the Treasurer's representative in the United States, working across taxation, fiscal management and energy policy. He writes regularly for The Australian and The Spectator Australia and appears frequently on Sky News, where he has been among the most persistent critics of Treasury's modelling of the renewable energy transition.
Brandy Shufutinsky details how Qatar has provided extensive grants for Arabic language and culture programs in U.S.K-12 schools. These programs often utilize textbooks that omit Israel from maps and glorify extremist ideologies. Qatar Foundation International (QFI) even funds teacher salaries and work visas, raising concerns about who these educators truly report to. This funding creates a "pipeline" from elementary school to higher education, potentially instilling foreign-influenced perspectives in future generations of American citizens. (15)SEPTEMBER 1932
Intersectionality has quietly become the unseen driver behind today's divisive education policies, anti-American sentiments, and campus radicalization. This week on Freedom to Learn, we are re-releasing our episode featuring William A. Jacobson, Cornell Law School professor and founder of the Legal Insurrection Foundation. He sounds the alarm on this dangerous ideological “mother's milk” that feeds […]
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John Leake and Dr. Peter McCullough have just co-authored a brand new book called Vaccines: Mythology, Ideology, and Reality. You can buy it now and I just finished reading it last weekend and holy smokes is thing good.
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Greg Matsen has become one of the most influential voices in the faithful Latter-day Saint online world through his channel, Quick Media.But that isn't the version of Greg I originally subscribed to.In this episode, I look at Greg's evolution from a creator focused on scripture study, historical context, and Come Follow Me lessons into a commentator increasingly centered on gender politics, LGBTQ issues, BYU controversies, and broader culture-war debates.I discuss:• How Quick Media originally attracted a large LDS audience• Greg's shift away from scripture-focused content• His criticism of BYU professors and academic freedom concerns• His views on LGBTQ and transgender issues• The relationship between religion, politics, and culture-war content• How creators can build large audiences around ideological commentary• Why Greg's approach has resonated with many conservative Latter-day SaintsI also share my broader thoughts on religious authority, evidence, morality, and the growing influence of online Mormon commentators.What do you think? Has Greg Matsen changed over the years, or has his current content simply revealed priorities that were always there?Leave your thoughts in the comments.#Mormonism #LDS #ExMormon #GregMatsen #QuickMedia #BYU #Religion #CultureWar #LGBTQ #CommentaryPlease consider making a donation by joining our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/MormonNewsRoundup Email: kolob@mormonnewsroundup.org Website: https://mormonnewsroundup.org/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonnewsroundup Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormon_news_roundup/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093511869924 X: https://twitter.com/NewsMormon New episodes LIVE every Sunday and Monday nights at 9:30PM ESTPlease like and subscribe and hit the notifications bell. Remember remember, no unhallowed hand can stop this podcast from progressing!The Mormon News Roundup is NOT affilated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
New York's affordability crisis is forcing working families and seniors out of the communities they've called home for decades, as rising costs, higher taxes, and years of political decisions continue to reshape the state's future. Mike Slater sits down with Councilwoman Vickie Paladino to examine why so many believe these policies have made New York increasingly unaffordable. Pastor Douglas Wilson then joins to discuss communism's devastating legacy around the world, why it has long been viewed as incompatible with Christianity, and why ideas rooted in the ideology are gaining renewed attention in America.
New York's affordability crisis is forcing working families and seniors out of the communities they've called home for decades, as rising costs, higher taxes, and years of political decisions continue to reshape the state's future. Mike Slater sits down with Councilwoman Vickie Paladino to examine why so many believe these policies have made New York increasingly unaffordable. Pastor Douglas Wilson then joins to discuss communism's devastating legacy around the world, why it has long been viewed as incompatible with Christianity, and why ideas rooted in the ideology are gaining renewed attention in America.
New Zealand First had its own little party on the weekend. It's going to campaign on funding a $1 billion survey of offshore oil and gas reserves that it says would lead to the country owning its own supply and reducing power prices. Hello, 1972! However, it is unclear how many years it would take for Kiwis to feel the benefits, if any, as Winston said it was expected it could take six years just to establish a pathway forward. Party leader Winston Peters announced the policy in his speech to the faithful in Auckland as he launched New Zealand First's 2026 election campaign. Same old, same old election-kind-of bag from Winston. He attacked Labour and the India free trade deal. That's what he does in election years. He's a perfectly capable and competent Foreign Affairs Minister, dealing with all people from all parts of the world until election year. And then it's hoots, wahay, and he's off. He's perfectly capable of forming a coalition government with Labour and, despite the attacks on Labour, still could, but that's what he does in election years. Back to the oil and gas. Can we make money out of oil and gas? If we have it, we can, but proven natural gas reserves within our economic zone have fallen by roughly two-thirds since 2021. Despite nearly $2 billion invested in new well drilling since the 2018 offshore exploration ban, results have been pretty modest. So far, it's all a bit pie in the sky. Does the world still need more oil and gas? If you listen to the Greenies, no. We're all sort of pedalling our way to work on our windmill-powered velocycles, everybody's got solar panels on the roof, and we're living in a utopian paradise where everything's clean, green and renewable. But if you look at the facts and figures, if we can find oil and gas right now — in fact, even in six years — we could sell it. A story trumpeting the decline of fuel consumption in Norway — where EV sales are approaching 100% of total car sales, resulting in a fall in domestic consumption of petrol and diesel — fails to mention that while Norway's consumption of oil and gas has plummeted, it's still flogging it off to the rest of the poor schmucks who have to use oil and gas because they don't have Norway's wealth to subsidise EVs. And Norway has that wealth because it's flogging off oil and gas. They can afford to be clean and green because they're selling the stinky stuff to poorer people, which is just the way it goes for a lot of green households. You have to be really, really rich to be a Greenie, or really, really poor. Middle-class people haven't got a show. The exports haven't fallen off in recent times. And if you look at peak oil predictions, peak oil was forecast back in the 1880s in the US when the Pennsylvania oil fields were exhausted. That's it — no more oil. Well, in fact, there was. Then there was a scientific prediction of peak oil, made in 1956 by a geologist working for Shell who used actual science to predict that US domestic oil production would peak between 1965 and 1970, and that proved remarkably accurate. He then applied the model to global reserves, predicting worldwide peak oil production would occur around the year 2000. However, he wasn't taking into account that methods would change and evolve during that time. The advent of fracking and shale oil has drastically altered the dynamics. Production capacities continue to evolve as new ways of finding oil and gas emerge. And why? Because there is a market for them. I've heard a lot of people dismissing it as pie in the sky, "old man shouts at sky", and all that sort of stuff, and you can certainly accuse New Zealand First of that in many of its policies. On this one, though, well, if we can get it — and that's a big if — and if we can get it relatively inexpensively, such that we turn a profit, then there may be an argument. We could probably get oil and gas if we threw every last cent we had at getting it out there. Would it be economic? Possibly not. It's got to be economic, and it's got to be there. If it is, we'll have a market. Is it worth New Zealand Inc becoming oil prospectors? At the moment, we get around 42% back when we grant a licence. I don't think we should be in the business of prospecting ourselves. It's too risky. High risk, high return — that's not what we're about. Sell the licences, let private companies put up the money, and let's clip the ticket on the way through. I'm all good with granting the licences. The market is still there as we evolve. Look what happens when you turn off the tap abruptly. You've got businesses closing their doors, manufacturing plants shutting down, and people losing their jobs because that continuity of supply simply wasn't there. Ideology trumped pragmatism. So while we evolve towards our windmill-powered velocycles to get to work, grant the licences, but let's not go oil prospecting ourselves. Your thoughts? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In the latest episode of Hafta, the panel discusses whether political protest movements need ideological anchoring to succeed, sparked by a debate over the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) lack of clear ideological convictions.Poornima Joshi, the resident editor of The Hindu Businessline, argues that successful mass movements of the last decade – even ostensibly issue-based ones – have tended to carry ideological undertones. In addition to ideological moorings, Rinchen Norbu notes that mass protest movements also crucially push for structural, systemic demands that outlast a minister's resignation or reshuffle. The CJP's demands, he argues, don't meet that bar.The Anna Hazare movement comes up as a test case, with Abhinandan Sekhri disputing the claim that it had RSS backing, saying the initial support came from trade unions and communist parties, not the Sangh. A similar dynamic is drawn out through the farmers' protest, which Joshi argues benefited from ideological and organisational anchoring – support from farm unions gave it both structural backing and a wider anti-corporate framing beyond the farm laws themselves.The conversation also touches on how ideology can double as both an asset (organisational strength) and a constraint (limiting appeal). Anand Vardhan notes that once a movement positions itself in the opposition camp, its stated commitments – secularism, socialism, anti-corruption – tend to overlap with those of every other party making the same pitch, leaving it with a harder question to answer: what, then, is its actual product differentiation?Separately, Abhinandan notes that Newslaundry is lining up a follow-up round table with panellists holding more critical views of Hartosh Singh Bal's position on the film Satluj. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough on mRNA Persistence, Nattokinase, and the Fight Over COVID-19 Treatment" Six years after standing before the US Senate and calling out the pandemic response in real time, Dr. Peter McCullough returns with new evidence on where the spike protein came from, how long it persists in the body after infection or vaccination, and what's being done to break it down. This episode traces the science from a 2015 gain-of-function paper to a patient still showing circulating spike protein 3.6 years after vaccination. Get Dr. McCullough's free spike protein guide: myfreespikeguide.com Host Dave Asprey sits down with Dr. Peter McCullough, a physician trained in internal medicine, cardiology, and epidemiology, and one of the most published and most censored voices of the COVID-19 pandemic. He authored the first multi-drug treatment protocol for COVID-19, testified before the US Senate in 2020 and again in 2025, and has published extensively in the peer-reviewed literature on vaccine safety, spike protein biology, and early treatment. His book Courage to Face COVID-19 and his most recent New York Times bestseller, Vaccines, Mythology, Ideology and Reality, examine the history and science behind vaccine policy. Dave and Dr. McCullough trace the origins of the spike protein back to 2015 and 2016 research papers describing a lab-created, SARS-like coronavirus explicitly labeled "poised for human emergence," and discuss the funding, institutions, and researchers involved. They break down why synthetic mRNA vaccines resist the body's normal RNA breakdown process, what a patient case revealed about spike protein circulating 3.6 years after vaccination, and how nattokinase, a natural enzyme, has shown the ability to break the spike protein down. They also cover the suppression campaigns against ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine, the wartime propaganda origins of terms like "misinformation" and "anti-vaxxer," and what Dr. McCullough says he would do differently if he ran HHS. The conversation closes with new research on cognitive superagers, the small percentage of people who reach 100 with intact memory and health. 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Martin Heidegger's sympathies for the conservative revolution and National Socialism have long been well known. As the rector of the University of Freiburg in the early 1930s, he worked hard to reshape the university in accordance with National Socialist policies. He also engaged in an all-out struggle to become the movement's philosophical preceptor, “to lead the leader.” Yet for years, Heidegger's defenders have tried to separate his political beliefs from his philosophical doctrines. They argued, in effect, that he was good at philosophy but bad at politics. But with the 2014 publication of Heidegger's Black Notebooks, it has become clear that he embraced a far more radical vision of the conservative revolution than previously suspected. His dissatisfaction with National Socialism, it turns out, was mainly that it did not go far enough. The notebooks show that far from being separated from Nazism, Heidegger's philosophy was suffused with it. In Heidegger in Ruins: Between Philosophy and Ideology, Richard Wolin explores what the notebooks mean for our understanding of arguably the most important philosopher of the twentieth century, and of his ideas—and why his legacy remains radically compromised. Join YIVO for a discussion with Wolin about this book led by YIVO's Executive Director Jonathan Brent. This book talk originally took place on September 20, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Martin Heidegger's sympathies for the conservative revolution and National Socialism have long been well known. As the rector of the University of Freiburg in the early 1930s, he worked hard to reshape the university in accordance with National Socialist policies. He also engaged in an all-out struggle to become the movement's philosophical preceptor, “to lead the leader.” Yet for years, Heidegger's defenders have tried to separate his political beliefs from his philosophical doctrines. They argued, in effect, that he was good at philosophy but bad at politics. But with the 2014 publication of Heidegger's Black Notebooks, it has become clear that he embraced a far more radical vision of the conservative revolution than previously suspected. His dissatisfaction with National Socialism, it turns out, was mainly that it did not go far enough. The notebooks show that far from being separated from Nazism, Heidegger's philosophy was suffused with it. In Heidegger in Ruins: Between Philosophy and Ideology, Richard Wolin explores what the notebooks mean for our understanding of arguably the most important philosopher of the twentieth century, and of his ideas—and why his legacy remains radically compromised. Join YIVO for a discussion with Wolin about this book led by YIVO's Executive Director Jonathan Brent. This book talk originally took place on September 20, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/jewish-studies
Martin Heidegger's sympathies for the conservative revolution and National Socialism have long been well known. As the rector of the University of Freiburg in the early 1930s, he worked hard to reshape the university in accordance with National Socialist policies. He also engaged in an all-out struggle to become the movement's philosophical preceptor, “to lead the leader.” Yet for years, Heidegger's defenders have tried to separate his political beliefs from his philosophical doctrines. They argued, in effect, that he was good at philosophy but bad at politics. But with the 2014 publication of Heidegger's Black Notebooks, it has become clear that he embraced a far more radical vision of the conservative revolution than previously suspected. His dissatisfaction with National Socialism, it turns out, was mainly that it did not go far enough. The notebooks show that far from being separated from Nazism, Heidegger's philosophy was suffused with it. In Heidegger in Ruins: Between Philosophy and Ideology, Richard Wolin explores what the notebooks mean for our understanding of arguably the most important philosopher of the twentieth century, and of his ideas—and why his legacy remains radically compromised. Join YIVO for a discussion with Wolin about this book led by YIVO's Executive Director Jonathan Brent. This book talk originally took place on September 20, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory
Martin Heidegger's sympathies for the conservative revolution and National Socialism have long been well known. As the rector of the University of Freiburg in the early 1930s, he worked hard to reshape the university in accordance with National Socialist policies. He also engaged in an all-out struggle to become the movement's philosophical preceptor, “to lead the leader.” Yet for years, Heidegger's defenders have tried to separate his political beliefs from his philosophical doctrines. They argued, in effect, that he was good at philosophy but bad at politics. But with the 2014 publication of Heidegger's Black Notebooks, it has become clear that he embraced a far more radical vision of the conservative revolution than previously suspected. His dissatisfaction with National Socialism, it turns out, was mainly that it did not go far enough. The notebooks show that far from being separated from Nazism, Heidegger's philosophy was suffused with it. In Heidegger in Ruins: Between Philosophy and Ideology, Richard Wolin explores what the notebooks mean for our understanding of arguably the most important philosopher of the twentieth century, and of his ideas—and why his legacy remains radically compromised. Join YIVO for a discussion with Wolin about this book led by YIVO's Executive Director Jonathan Brent. This book talk originally took place on September 20, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography
Martin Heidegger's sympathies for the conservative revolution and National Socialism have long been well known. As the rector of the University of Freiburg in the early 1930s, he worked hard to reshape the university in accordance with National Socialist policies. He also engaged in an all-out struggle to become the movement's philosophical preceptor, “to lead the leader.” Yet for years, Heidegger's defenders have tried to separate his political beliefs from his philosophical doctrines. They argued, in effect, that he was good at philosophy but bad at politics. But with the 2014 publication of Heidegger's Black Notebooks, it has become clear that he embraced a far more radical vision of the conservative revolution than previously suspected. His dissatisfaction with National Socialism, it turns out, was mainly that it did not go far enough. The notebooks show that far from being separated from Nazism, Heidegger's philosophy was suffused with it. In Heidegger in Ruins: Between Philosophy and Ideology, Richard Wolin explores what the notebooks mean for our understanding of arguably the most important philosopher of the twentieth century, and of his ideas—and why his legacy remains radically compromised. Join YIVO for a discussion with Wolin about this book led by YIVO's Executive Director Jonathan Brent. This book talk originally took place on September 20, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history
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Most people only know one of the Ryukyu Islands: the island of Okinawa, home to sandy beaches and one of the U.S.'s most important bases in Asia. There are lots of myths about this island chain, which stretch from southern Japan down to the island of Taiwan: That it owed loyalty to China, given its place in the imperial tribute trade; that it was a pacifist kingdom; that it was quasi-sovereign even within Japan. Gregory Smits tackles a lot of these myths in his expansive history of the islands, titled The Ryukyu Islands: A New History from the Stone Age to the Present (University of Chicago Press: 2025). His book, and today's conversation, dives into all the ways that the Ryukyu Islands will frustrate anyone trying to fit this place into an easy historical or political narrative. Gregory Smits is professor of history and Asian Studies at Penn State University. He is the author of several books, including Early Ryukyuan History: A New Mode (University of Hawaii Press: 2024), Maritime Ryukyu, 1050-1650 (University of Hawaii Press: 2019) and Visions of Ryukyu: Identity and Ideology in Early-Modern Thought and Politics (University of Hawaii Press: 1999) You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of The Ryukyu Islands. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Most people only know one of the Ryukyu Islands: the island of Okinawa, home to sandy beaches and one of the U.S.'s most important bases in Asia. There are lots of myths about this island chain, which stretch from southern Japan down to the island of Taiwan: That it owed loyalty to China, given its place in the imperial tribute trade; that it was a pacifist kingdom; that it was quasi-sovereign even within Japan. Gregory Smits tackles a lot of these myths in his expansive history of the islands, titled The Ryukyu Islands: A New History from the Stone Age to the Present (University of Chicago Press: 2025). His book, and today's conversation, dives into all the ways that the Ryukyu Islands will frustrate anyone trying to fit this place into an easy historical or political narrative. Gregory Smits is professor of history and Asian Studies at Penn State University. He is the author of several books, including Early Ryukyuan History: A New Mode (University of Hawaii Press: 2024), Maritime Ryukyu, 1050-1650 (University of Hawaii Press: 2019) and Visions of Ryukyu: Identity and Ideology in Early-Modern Thought and Politics (University of Hawaii Press: 1999) You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of The Ryukyu Islands. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies
Most people only know one of the Ryukyu Islands: the island of Okinawa, home to sandy beaches and one of the U.S.'s most important bases in Asia. There are lots of myths about this island chain, which stretch from southern Japan down to the island of Taiwan: That it owed loyalty to China, given its place in the imperial tribute trade; that it was a pacifist kingdom; that it was quasi-sovereign even within Japan. Gregory Smits tackles a lot of these myths in his expansive history of the islands, titled The Ryukyu Islands: A New History from the Stone Age to the Present (University of Chicago Press: 2025). His book, and today's conversation, dives into all the ways that the Ryukyu Islands will frustrate anyone trying to fit this place into an easy historical or political narrative. Gregory Smits is professor of history and Asian Studies at Penn State University. He is the author of several books, including Early Ryukyuan History: A New Mode (University of Hawaii Press: 2024), Maritime Ryukyu, 1050-1650 (University of Hawaii Press: 2019) and Visions of Ryukyu: Identity and Ideology in Early-Modern Thought and Politics (University of Hawaii Press: 1999) You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of The Ryukyu Islands. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/chinese-studies
Most people only know one of the Ryukyu Islands: the island of Okinawa, home to sandy beaches and one of the U.S.'s most important bases in Asia. There are lots of myths about this island chain, which stretch from southern Japan down to the island of Taiwan: That it owed loyalty to China, given its place in the imperial tribute trade; that it was a pacifist kingdom; that it was quasi-sovereign even within Japan. Gregory Smits tackles a lot of these myths in his expansive history of the islands, titled The Ryukyu Islands: A New History from the Stone Age to the Present (University of Chicago Press: 2025). His book, and today's conversation, dives into all the ways that the Ryukyu Islands will frustrate anyone trying to fit this place into an easy historical or political narrative. Gregory Smits is professor of history and Asian Studies at Penn State University. He is the author of several books, including Early Ryukyuan History: A New Mode (University of Hawaii Press: 2024), Maritime Ryukyu, 1050-1650 (University of Hawaii Press: 2019) and Visions of Ryukyu: Identity and Ideology in Early-Modern Thought and Politics (University of Hawaii Press: 1999) You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of The Ryukyu Islands. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/asian-review
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Which is more politically potent: Democratic socialism or charges of "communism"? Michael explores whether branding Democrats as “communists” is a more effective political strategy than embracing democratic socialism as a governing philosophy. Using Michigan's pivotal Senate primary as a case study, he examines the Democratic Party's ideological crossroads and the GOP's messaging advantage heading into the midterms. Listen here, then vote! And be sure to rate, review, and share this podcast. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Alan responds to three common arguments that enlist eunuchs to support transgender ideology.
It's 931 days until the legally defined end of the 47th Presidency, but the merit of upcoming elections becomes more suspect as time goes on. In the meantime, we contemplate the value of celebrating 250 years of racism, oppression, and systemic violence. Also, we wish the turtle well in reaching that eternal ocean, it could've happened a lot sooner. Other Titles Considered: Textual Christians Venice Beach Jesus Expose their Members Mail Room Bois /Male Room Boys Special Show Links: Trump Bought Hundreds of Stocks the Day Before He Paused Tariffs and Sparked a Historic Rally https://readsludge.com/2026/07/01/trump-bought-hundreds-of-stocks-the-day-before-he-paused-tariffs-and-sparked-a-historic-rally/ Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump's proposed limits https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-trump-immigration-c73cf0c70bb550ebf0a55fafddbd935c House votes to disclose which members settled sexual misconduct allegations with taxpayer funds https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/30/congress/house-votes-to-disclose-payouts-00982437 See the Bible verses and books Texas public school students will now be required to read https://www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/2026/texas-schools-required-reading-list/ Ford rehires human engineers after AI fails to match quality checks https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrkd41n2v9o
On Thursday's Mark Levin Show, what made the Declaration of Independence remarkable was that it was unprecedented in human history. The Declaration serves as the foundational basis for the nation and its Constitution, celebrating America's purpose. Critics like Presidents Obama and Woodrow Wilson have rejected or downplayed its first part on the Creator and principles, focusing instead on the list of grievances against the king to advance new ideologies; however, President Coolidge defended these enduring, universal ideas from Aristotle and Locke as perpetual, not to be dismissed. The Declaration's concise statement of American identity is incompatible with Marxism, Islamism, and fascism. Also, President Reagan was a great admirer and friend of Milton Friedman. He often sought his input on economic policies. During Reagan's presidency, there was massive economic growth, and he won two historic landslide elections, popular vote and electoral college, like no Republican before or since. Alexander Hamilton would grow increasingly supportive of a powerful central government. He would argue with Thomas Jefferson and James Madison on their approaches to government during the Washington administration and beyond. Hamilton argued for implied powers under the Constitution, which infuriated Jefferson and Madison. Hamilton claimed the necessary and proper clause was essentially a ticket to significantly expanding federal action. Later, Americanism and capitalism are philosophies enabling individual decision-making under the Declaration and Constitution, whereas ideologies are fanatical beliefs imposed society-wide regardless of consequences. Communism is defective and anti-human, misreading human nature by suppressing free will, reason, debate, and academic freedom in favor of brainwashing, conformity, and central control, as seen in places like Cuba, Nicaragua, North Korea, and China, and similarly with Islamists. Nationalists, populists, and Marxists attack the American experiment, economic system, and culture through emotion, slogans of equality, and activist government, showing overlaps reminiscent of 1930s fascists and communists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Waardeer je onze video's? Steun dan Café Weltschmerz, het podium voor het vrije woord: https://www.cafeweltschmerz.nl/doneren/De Klimaatpolitiek (Net Zero)van dit Kabinet en de verheerlijking van onvruchtbare relaties (LBGHTI- ‘rechten') evolueerden uit een sinistere voorloper: De Negative en Zero Population beweging van sociaal Darwinisten die de wereldbevolking met viervijfde willen reduceren tot de ‘optimum population' van maximaal 1 miljard mensen. De zelfde clubs die nu de klimaatagenda pushen als Stientje van Veldhoven (D66) haar ‘World Resources Institute', onderschreven de noodzaak om andere mensen te doen verdwijnen voor ‘de planeet.' Dat noemden ze ‘lifeboat ethics'. Dit was geen randbeweging, maar een stokpaardje van de mondiale elite en hun lakeien in ‘de' wetenschap. Nadat ‘eugenetica' een nazi-randje kreeg gooiden de populatieplanners er een groen camouflagenetje over. De agenda van prenatale kindermoord en sterilisatie van ‘ongewensten' veranderden ze in ‘reproductive health', en ook vaccinaties werden gebruikt om mensen koud te maken. Kunnen vaccins dus als ‘biowapen' gebruikt zijn?Boek van de week:Jacqueline Kasun, (1989,1999), The War against Population, The Economics and Ideology of World Population Control, Ignatius PressStrijders tegen het ecofascisme bestellen hun exemplaar van ‘Liever dood dan Slaaf', Strijdt-tenue (tanktops) en StrijdT-bier viahttps://www.lieverdooddanslaaf.com/ Volg Rypke ook wekelijks via Interessante Tijden TV, like en subscribehttps://www.youtube.com/@interessantetijden---Deze video is geproduceerd door Café Weltschmerz. Café Weltschmerz gelooft in de kracht van het gesprek en zendt interviews uit over actuele maatschappelijke thema's. Wij bieden een hoogwaardig alternatief voor de mainstream media. Café Weltschmerz is onafhankelijk en niet verbonden aan politieke, religieuze of commerciële partijen.Wil je meer video's bekijken en op de hoogte blijven via onze nieuwsbrief? Ga dan naar: https://www.cafeweltschmerz.nl/videos/Wil je op de hoogte worden gebracht van onze nieuwe video's? Klik dan op deze link: https://bit.ly/3XweTO0
In this episode, Breht goes on The Left Page podcast as a guest to explore the role that science fiction plays as part of the cultural superstructure of empire: a genre born in the shadow of British and American imperial power, shaped by colonial assumptions, and increasingly haunted by attempts to critique the very structures it once blindly reproduced. From early invasion fiction and dreams of space conquest to modern works like Dune, Blade Runner, The Expanse, and The Three-Body Problem, Leon, Frank and Breht examine how sci-fi imagines the future through the unresolved contradictions of the present: capitalism, colonialism, racial hierarchy, technological domination, corporate sovereignty, and imperial war. Along the way, they discuss the role of Rome in the Western political imaginary, especially for reactionaries and fascists; extend Mark Fisher's concept of capitalist realism into colonial and imperialist realism; and ask why science fiction can so easily imagine interstellar travel, artificial life, alien civilizations, and cosmic catastrophe, yet so often struggles to imagine a future beyond empire and capital. Check out The Left Page podcast HERE
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. signed determinations ending the COVID-19 Emergency Use Authorization declarations, concluding the circumstances that justified them “no longer exist.” Dr. Peter McCullough breaks down what the decision means. Per HHS, the declaration terminates 12 months after the determination; the device declarations terminate 180 days after. HHS says FDA-approved products are now widely available through traditional pathways and reliance on EUA products has declined. Dr. Peter McCullough, cardiologist, epidemiologist, and Chief Scientific Officer of The Wellness Company, explains what ending the emergency authorization actually changes for the COVID shots. Former intelligence officer and retired Air Force Colonel Drew Miller, a Harvard PhD and author of “Preparing to Survive in the Age of Collapse,” discusses the threats of weaponized AI and bioengineered pandemics, and how Americans should be preparing today. Dr. Peter McCullough is a renowned internist, cardiologist, and epidemiologist, and serves as Chief Scientific Officer of The Wellness Company. He is co-author of the New York Times Bestseller “Vaccines: Mythology, Ideology, and Reality” and of “The Courage to Face COVID-19: Preventing Hospitalization and Death While Battling the Bio-Pharmaceutical Complex.” Follow at https://x.com/P_McCulloughMD Drew Miller Ph.D. is a former intelligence officer, retired Air Force Colonel, Department of Defense analyst, and Harvard PhD. His new book, “Preparing to Survive in the Age of Collapse: Political, Military, Foreign Policy, and Preparedness Reforms Vital for Our Survival,” (available at https://amzn.to/3QNDXjE ) warns of threats including weaponized AI, pandemic risk, civil war, and conflict over Taiwan. Follow at https://x.com/coldrewmiller 「 SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS 」 • FATTY15 – The future of essential fatty acids is here! Strengthen your cells against age-related breakdown with Fatty15. Get 15% off a 90-day Starter Kit Subscription at https://drdrew.com/fatty15 • PALEOVALLEY - "Paleovalley has a wide variety of extraordinary products that are both healthful and delicious,” says Dr. Drew. "I am a huge fan of this brand and know you'll love it too!” Get 15% off your first order at https://drdrew.com/paleovalley • THE WELLNESS COMPANY - Counteract harmful spike proteins with TWC's Signature Series Spike Support Formula containing nattokinase and selenium. Learn more about TWC's supplements at https://twc.health/drew 「 ABOUT THE SHOW 」 This show is for entertainment and/or informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Executive Producers • Kaleb Nation - https://kalebnation.com • Susan Pinsky - https://x.com/firstladyoflove Content Producer • Emily Barsh - https://x.com/emilytvproducer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this segment, Tara uses a caller's observation to expand her critique of the modern Democratic Party, claiming that progressive ideology has effectively allowed communism to establish a foothold in the United States. A caller named Vinnie reaches out to the show, drawing a parallel to the Cold War era and noting how past administrations—specifically President John F. Kennedy—fought aggressively to halt the spread of communism in the Western Hemisphere. Tara jumps on this point, highlighting the stark irony that while the nation once fought wars and lost tens of thousands of young men to keep communist ideologies off its "back porch," those very concepts are now being openly embraced within the mainstream Left. She argues that what was once a geopolitical threat fiercely resisted by the country is now walking right through the door of the modern Democratic Party with very little mainstream objection.
In this segment, Tara details what she views as a drastic and alarming ideological shift within the Democratic Party. She cites Gallup polling data comparing 2005 to the present day, noting that while Republican pride in being American has remained steady at nearly 90%, Democratic pride has plummeted from 85% down to just 29%. Tara and her co-host Lee heavily criticize this shift, pointing to data showing a growing preference for socialism over capitalism among Democrats. She expresses disbelief at how mainstream figures, including Vice President Kamala Harris, are now interacting with or seeking endorsements from far-left figures like democratic socialist lawmakers and activist leaders who openly state that their ultimate goal is communism. Tara and Lee frame this trend not as a harmless evolution of ideas, but as a dangerous embrace of historically destructive ideologies that they argue the mainstream media and party leaders are casually dismissing.
Writer for Jacobin Magazine, Alex Bronzini-Vender marks the 10th anniversary of Hamilton by examining its legacy of sanitizing the Founding Fathers and functioning as an ideological defense of establishment politics.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
The Fox News legal analyst says, hold your horses, congress can still fix this. The court basically said the rules are in place, but said nothing about who makes the rules--it just isn't going to be the Supreme Court.
Spouting Off with Karen Kataline COVID Reckoning, American Beauty, and the Fight to Reclaim Health, Culture, and Truth Spouting Off Through Uncensored Debate In this episode of Spouting Off, host Karen Kataline frames the program around free speech, uncensored ideas, debate, and the importance of challenging official narratives. Filling in on The Alan Nathan Show format, she moves through three major conversations: the aftermath of COVID policy with John Leake, the defense of American culture with Michael Finch, and questions about women's health, pharmaceuticals, and informed consent with Jennifer Galardi. The episode is strongly opinion-driven and rooted in Karen's concerns about liberty, censorship, government power, public health policy, and cultural decline. John Leake on COVID, Fear, and Global Lockstep Karen's first guest, John Leake, discusses his work with Dr. Peter McCullough, including The Courage to Face COVID-19 and their newer book Vaccines, Mythology, Ideology, and Reality. Karen and Leake revisit the trauma of COVID lockdowns, mandates, masking, and public fear, with Leake arguing that Western nations appeared to move in unusual lockstep during the crisis. He compares the public-health response to a psychological operation, citing isolation, division, fear, and hypervigilance as tools that shaped public behavior. Karen adds that many people still carry emotional and behavioral imprints from that period. Vaccine Mythology and the Question of Trust In the second part of the Leake interview, Karen turns to vaccines and asks why vaccine policy has become such a political dividing line. Leake discusses the early history of smallpox variolation in Boston in 1721, arguing that the vaccine enterprise has often relied not only on science but also on belief, ideology, and public faith. He says some vaccines may provide protection for some people in some cases, but rejects the idea that every vaccine is automatically safe, effective, or appropriate for everyone. Karen also raises concerns about mandates, monkeypox policy in California, accountability, and what she sees as unresolved public anger over COVID-era decisions. Michael Finch and the Defense of American Beauty Karen's next guest, Michael Finch, president of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, discusses his book A Time to Stand: A Dire Hour to Defend American Beauty. Finch argues that American culture is rich, distinctive, and beautiful, but no longer adequately taught in schools. He points to American art, architecture, literature, poetry, national parks, and figures such as Mark Twain, Willa Cather, Walt Whitman, Thomas Cole, and Albert Bierstadt as examples of a cultural inheritance worth preserving. Karen connects this discussion to current ideological attacks on monuments, symbols, football, awards shows, and other traditional expressions of American identity. Remembering America's Cultural Inheritance Finch emphasizes that defending America requires more than teaching the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, or Federalist Papers; it also requires recovering the beauty of American culture itself. He encourages listeners to visit national parks, study American paintings, read American writers, and look closely at the classical architecture of Washington, D.C. He also praises Donald Trump's efforts to promote beautiful federal buildings and challenge ideological influence in museums such as the Smithsonian. Karen agrees that while many people have been taught to dismiss American culture, the country's deeper inheritance is not yet lost. Jennifer Galardi on the Pill, Pharma, and Informed Consent The final guest, Jennifer Galardi of the Heritage Foundation, discusses an op-ed she co-authored titled “RFK Should Grill the Pill,” focused on oral contraceptives and women's health. Galardi argues that the birth control pill is often handed out too casually for issues such as acne, cycle problems, or endometriosis, without enough discussion of possible side effects or long-term health consequences. She says the point is not to ban the pill, but to demand better research, informed consent, and honesty about risks. Karen connects the issue to broader concerns about pharmaceutical advertising, media dependence on drug-company money, and public distrust after COVID. Science, Capture, and the Need to Ask Questions Karen and Galardi close by discussing what they describe as the weaponization of science, corporate capture, conflicts of interest, and the difficulty of questioning medical or pharmaceutical narratives without being dismissed. Galardi says COVID changed the public conversation by exposing conflicts of interest and allowing previously silenced voices to reenter positions of influence. Karen raises concerns about injectables, drug advertising, and a cultural environment that increasingly normalizes pharmaceutical solutions. The episode ends with Karen thanking the guests and returning to the broader theme of asking difficult questions in defense of freedom, health, culture, and truth.
Episode 395 of RevolutionZ continues our What Is To Be Undone sequence of excerpts to this time discuss ideology in general, not yet specific ones. Ideology decides what we pay attention to and what we miss. It tells us what we should call realistic and what we should instead consider impossible. It guides us concerning what and how to win. And that means that whether consciously or not ideology steers every plan we make. I (Michael Albert) step back from our frequent immediate concrete context to ask an abstract but nonetheless important question: what is ideology, what is it for, and when does it start producing the very failures it claims to prevent? To get started, I borrow Thomas Kuhn's famous idea of paradigms in science and their long stretches of “normal” puzzle-solving inside a shared framework, followed by times of crisis when anomalies pile up and the framework can't handle them. Then I apply that model to revolutionary politics, where paradigm becomes revolutionary ideology which is theory, strategy, and practice working together to understand society to change it. The shift from natural science to social change matters because the end goal of the latter is not just knowledge but transformation, so the loop between understanding and action has to be always self-correcting instead of sometimes self-protecting. The episode discusses how theory is built through abstraction, why narrow theories can look complete due to hiding what they leave out, and how that type blindness can distort left organizing just as easily as it distorts capitalist “common sense.” We also walk through how strategy should be judged, how strategy, tactics, and practice should inform each other, and why movements need built-in ways to learn from reality rather than defend a fixed line. We then close with a sharp set of questions for our current moment and a pointed song lyric that skewers vanguard certainty and sectarian habits. If you care about revolutionary strategy, political ideology, and building effective movements, I hope you will listen through to the end and let me know your reaction. Next week we will present Classical Marxism in what I hope is a fair and even an inspiring manner. Support the show
Join our WhatsApp group for weekly exclusive content: https://chat.whatsapp.com/FEgoaCOQoyU2VX49SwA8Aw?s=cl&p=a&ilr=4 This two-part podcast explores what sets the Holocaust apart from other atrocities in history, focusing on its intent and ideological foundations and providing two unsettling responses. It then turns to the United States. By 1942, news of the genocide had reached American shores—but to what extent were Americans made aware of its scale and purpose? How do we explain why the story of mass murder was often minimized, buried, or delayed by the major American newspapers? What did that relative silence ultimately mean for the Jews of Europe? Timestamps 00:00 – **Liberation Shock & Media Blindness** 00:41 – **Intro, Dedication & 5-Year Anniversary** 01:57 – **New WhatsApp Community** 03:34 – **What Makes the Holocaust Unique?** 06:04 – **Ideology, WWII & Other Victim Groups** 23:24 – **Dehumanization, Cruelty & Practical Uniqueness** 31:26 – **From Discrimination to the Final Solution** 35:06 – **How American Media Failed the Jews** 45:06 – **NYT, Assimilated Elites & Hashkafic Lessons**
Nadeem Farooq Paracha (NFP) is a prominent Pakistani journalist, author, cultural critic, satirist, and historian. A senior columnist for Dawn Newspaper, he is best known for his in-depth analysis of Pakistan's social, political, and cultural history. He is also an acclaimed author with multiple best-selling books on Pakistan's historyThe Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperienceTo support the channel:Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912Patreon.com/thepakistanexperienceAnd Please stay in touch:https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperienceThe podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikhFacebook.com/Shehzadghias/Twitter.com/shehzad89Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/joinChapters0:00 Introduction1:14 Iran, Ideology. Religion and Nationalism 13:35 Pakistan's Foreign Policy, Social Media and Pragmatism25:30 Limits of Pragmatism, War and Nukes33:50 National Security, Human Rights and Balochistan40:10 Youthtubers, Parallel Realities and the Cult49:28 Hybrid Regime vs Democracy1:06:00 PTI, The Left and Imran Khan followers1:23:00 Democracy, Establishment, Processes and Personalities1:31:00 Dawn, Journalism and Bhutto1:48:40 Western Media and How the world has been exposed1:57:47 Old people Inquilaab2:03:00 Cricket2:28:00 Audience Questions
When students begin to study international politics, they meet some very old and well-established schools of thought. These approaches disagree about a fundamental question: what is the most important kind of information to acquire? One school of thought recommends studying power: who holds the weapons, and who fears whom. From that, the thinking goes, you'll be able to map the hierarchies and relationships that tell you everything essential that you need to know. Another recommends studying the cultures and dominant ideas that constitute the spirit of a given regime—to try to understand the way a nation will behave based on what it loves, what it honors, and how it understands itself. Of course, ideally you would want to understand both. This week, I'm bringing together two of the most sophisticated, interesting analysts of the Middle East to discuss how they approach the region. When Michael Doran looks at the Middle East, he focuses relative power. Doing so gives him the ability to separate the signal from the noise. The vitality of theological disputes and national cultures is constrained by the ability of the state to deploy force, whether in Iran, Egypt, Turkey, or Saudi Arabia. When Hussein Aboubakr Mansour looks at the Middle East, by contrast, he sees a set of ideologies whose provenance he traces back to European philosophy. How do these two angles of vision relate to one another, and what does each offer? And what do they reflect back to us about America and the West? Michael Doran is a senior fellow and director of the Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East at the Hudson Institute, and host, together with Gadi Taub, of the podcast Israel Update, which is cosponsored by Hudson and Tablet. Hussein Aboubakr Mansour is a fellow at JINSA's Gemunder Center, a columnist at Mosaic, and the author of the Abrahamic Metacritique on Substack. This conversation was recorded live in front of an audience of elite undergraduates, participating in this year's Beren Summer Fellowship, where this week, Michael Doran and Hussein Aboubakr Mansour have been resident faculty members. This episode of The Tikvah Podcast is generously sponsored by Vicki Phillips in memory of Phyllis Bordorf. If you are interested in sponsoring an episode of The Tikvah Podcast, we invite you to join the Tikvah Ideas Circle. Visit tikvah.org/circle to learn more and join.
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Why is America no longer the global hegemon? What is world order becoming after liberal hegemony? What's happening to international relations as a discipline? What does it mean to say that the era of ideology is over? In what way does Daniel Bessner sort of agree with G. John Ikenberry? Why does the dominance of liberal capitalism means shedding liberalism, and why does that help explain the world's ongoing polycrisis? Dr. Daniel Bessner (from the American Prestige Podcast) joins Dr. Van Jackson to make sense of the world by way of his essay in The Ideas Letter, "Power Without Ideology: Welcome to the Multipolar World." Read Danny's essay in The Ideas Letter: https://www.theideasletter.org/essay/power-without-ideology/ Listen to The American Prestige: https://americanprestige.supportingcast.fm Subscribe to the Un-Diplomatic Newsletter: https://www.un-diplomatic.com/ Watch Un-Diplomatic Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@un-diplomaticpodcast Disclaimer: The views expressed are those of the individuals and not of any institutions
Dr Adam Koontz talks about whether we should treat Israel like any other nation, and how building a state upon an ideology gets in the way of maintaining peace. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Check out the Institute for Classical Lutheran Education Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny
How should we think about truth, misinformation, Israel, Zionism, antisemitism, academia, and social media in 2026?In this wide-ranging conversation, Rabbi Daniel Levine (The Fifth Question Podcast) sits down with Alon Burstein (@Israel-Palestine-Report) to discuss how educators, academics, journalists, and content creators navigate one of the most controversial and misunderstood topics in the world: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.To listen to our conversation about the Temple Mount see here: • Everything You Need to Know about the Temp... We explore:✅ The rise of misinformation after October 7✅ How social media changed public understanding of Israel and Gaza✅ Academia vs public education✅ The role of YouTube in combating misinformation✅ Facts vs interpretation in political discourse✅ Antisemitism, anti-Zionism, and historical context✅ Israel, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, and media narratives✅ The challenge of objective reporting in wartime✅ Why people consume information through ideology✅ Jewish perspectives on Israel and Zionism✅ The future of Israeli democracy✅ Haredi (Ultra-Orthodox) politics, military service, and Israeli elections✅ The Temple Mount, religion, and Middle East conflict✅ Free speech, education, and intellectual honestyWhether you're interested in Israel, Palestine, Jewish history, Zionism, antisemitism, religion, politics, media bias, or the future of public discourse, this conversation offers a thoughtful and nuanced perspective from two educators who spend their lives engaging difficult questions.Chapters00:00 Introduction01:00 Why Start a YouTube Channel?03:00 October 7 and the Misinformation Crisis04:00 Academia and Public Education07:00 The Internet, Information, and Truth08:30 The Purpose of The Fifth Question Podcast15:30 What Counts as Misinformation?19:30 Facts vs Interpretation21:30 Ideology and Political Thinking27:00 Media Bias and Selective Reporting32:00 Antisemitism and Historical Context35:00 Facts, War Crimes, and Public Understanding39:00 Israel's Future and Internal Challenges42:00 Haredi Politics and Military Service47:00 The Future of Israeli Elections48:00 Final ThoughtsKeywordsIsrael Palestine conflict, Israel Hamas war, Israel Iran conflict, Zionism explained, antisemitism, anti Zionism, Jewish history, Daniel Levine, Alon Buren, Israel Palestine Report, The Fifth Question, Middle East politics, Gaza war, October 7, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israeli politics, Jewish identity, Judaism, Israel news, Middle East news, media bias, misinformation, academia, free speech, Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Israeli elections, Haredi draft, Israeli democracy, Jewish podcast, political philosophy, religion and politics, university education, UCI, Israel analysis, current events, geopoliticsHashtags#israel #palestine #zionisme #Antisemitism #middleeast #israelhamaswar #judaism #politics #geopoliticsofresources #israelnews #gaza #iran #jewishhistory #podcast #currentevents
Clement Manyathela speaks to Prof Adam Habib, an academic, activist and Vice-Chancellor of SOAS University of London and Moeletsi Mbeki, a Political economist about whether voters are prioritising political principles or service delivery. The Clement Manyathela Show is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station, weekdays from 09:00 to 12:00 (SA Time). Clement Manyathela starts his show each weekday on 702 at 9 am taking your calls and voice notes on his Open Line. In the second hour of his show, he unpacks, explains, and makes sense of the news of the day. Clement has several features in his third hour from 11 am that provide you with information to help and guide you through your daily life. As your morning friend, he tackles the serious as well as the light-hearted, on your behalf. Thank you for listening to a podcast from The Clement Manyathela Show. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 09:00 and 12:00 (SA Time) to The Clement Manyathela Show broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/XijPLtJ or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/p0gWuPE Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Indonesia is often framed as a key arena of China-Japan-US competition in the Second Cold War. In this episode, we talk with Trissia Wijaya about her book on the political economy of Chinese and Japanese infrastructure financing in Indonesia. She challenges the view that it is simply an instrument of competition and instead situates infrastructure finance within Indonesia's own development strategies. She shows how development assistance, commercial loans, export credits, and public-private partnerships are shaped by contestation among Chinese and Japanese capital, as well as Indonesian civil society, state actors, and labor. We also link these dynamics to the country's changing industrial policy, from energy infrastructure to Nickel processing to the planned capital of Nusantara, asking how Indonesia uses strategies of polyalignment and foreign finance to pursue its own developmental ambitions. — Trissia Wijaya is a McKenzie Research Fellow at the Asia Institute at the University of Melbourne. Prior to this role, she worked as a Senior Research Fellow at Asia-Japan Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University, and taught at the College of Global Liberal Arts. She received her PhD in Politics from Murdoch University, Australia, and remains affiliated as an Honorary Research Fellow at the Indo-Pacific Research Centre there. She has also worked at the Asian Development Bank and UNDP Indonesia, cultivating an interest in the political economy of development and evidence-informed policymaking. Her research spans green infrastructure financing, industrial policy, and critical mineral development. She has conducted intensive fieldwork across Indonesia, Japan, and China. The Political Economy of Japanese and Chinese Infrastructure Financing Governance: Organizing Alliances, Institutions, and Ideology (Bristol University Press 2025) Indonesia, nickel, and the political economy of polyalignment in the Second Cold War in Third World Quarterly An EV-fix for Indonesia: the green development-resource nationalist nexus in Environmental Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies
Monday's shooting in Montreal has focused attention on the incel — or involuntary celibate — movement, after it was revealed that the suspect in the shooting apparently distributed a 104-page manifesto full of hateful commentary about women, but also criticisms of capitalism and calls for violent revolution. We talk to Esli Chan, a PhD candidate and researcher at McGill, about how that manifesto echoes the kind of ideology that circulates in online incel communities… and what authorities need to do to prevent further incidents of violence.
In this weeks podcast we reflect on Keir Starmer, the Iran peace deal; Change in Colombia; Fauci lied about Covid; The UK grooming gangs report; Ayaan Hirsi Ali on why all cultures are not the same; The World Cup - the nations of the world; Best fans of the world cup; Cape Verde; Country of the Week - Japan; Ideologies that kill - Humanism; Pauline Hanson on abortion; Men in womens prisons in Australia; California reserves government contracts for gay companies only; West Midlands police inspector spared jail; Indoctrination of children in Scottish Highlands schools; Disclosure - the Church and Aliens ; The Hawkstone Farmers Choir wins BGT; James Burrows dies; Bob Newhart; No. 3 guitarist - Robbie Robertson; Starbucks Korea have an AI disaster; Feedback; The NSS report a Church for its preaching; the Final Word - Reveleation 7:9with music from The Hawkstone Farmers Choir; Baccara; Oasis; Nick Morgan; Neil Diamond; Deep Purple; Robbie Robertson and Eric Clapton; Maasaki Suzuki; and Roy Turner
Episode 394 of RevolutionZ continues the evaluation of the New Left from within begun last episode. This time the focus is the Anti war movement, Weatherman, the Yippees, the Black movement, and the womens movement. The fastest way to break a movement is to let “being technically right” replace getting stronger. Starting with the Vietnam War antiwar movement we ask a painful question: how did a cause with massive public support still end up with thin commitment, divisive splits, and a core that felt unreachable?We talk about the double-bind that shows up in so many protest movements that make opposition easy enough to attract crowds, but make real participation depend on an expanding list of correct positions. That “credentials” culture can turn organizing into a status system that leaves most people peripheral between demonstrations and sets everyone up for demoralization when the standard becomes “did we win now?” We also dig into why the "raise domestic-costs" strategy made sense, and how drama, manipulation, and weak political education kept it from building durable power.From there, we move through Weatherman and the lure of extremist identity, to the Yippies' early creativity and later hardening, the Black Panthers' extraordinary early contributions and how authoritarianism and macho militarism hurt their further development, and the women's movement's historic breakthroughs alongside the reappearance of hierarchy under pressure. The through-line is practical: if we want lasting effective organizations, we need empathy, realistic metrics of progress, a culture of participation, and especially a shared ideology that helps people deal with their baggage and current conditions and that propels learning instead of burning out.Support the show
The conversation centers around newly reported findings involving the use of ivermectin and mebendazole in cancer patients. Dr. McCullough explains how observational data collected through The Wellness Company and the McCullough Foundation showed an 84% positive response signal among participants, including cases of remission, disease stabilization, and reductions in tumor burden. He discusses the biological mechanisms being investigated, including effects on cancer cell proliferation, blood supply, and apoptosis. Beyond cancer treatment, Josh and Dr. McCullough explore the broader epidemic of chronic illness. They examine the dramatic rise in inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, the role of environmental exposures, immune dysregulation, microbiome disruption, and the growing evidence that many chronic conditions may be driven by root-cause factors rather than purely genetic predisposition. If you're interested in gut health, inflammation, the microbiome, immune function, cancer prevention, or root-cause medicine, this episode offers a thought-provoking look at some of the most important health conversations happening today. TOPICS DISCUSSED: Repurposed Medications & Observational Cancer Research Cancer Treatment Models & Oncology Practices Environmental Causes of Disease COVID-Era Medical Controversies Cancer Prevention Strategies & Nutrition Medical Institutions, Regulation & Research Funding Emerging diagnostic technologies for cancer detection More from Dr. Peter McCullough: Website: thefocalpoints.com Instagram: petermcculloughmd Youtube: @petermcculloughmd X: @P_McCulloughMD Substack: Focal Points More About Dr. Peter McCullough: petermcculloughmd.com Get Dr. Peter's Book: Vaccines: Mythology, Ideology, and Reality Get Dr. Peter's Book: The Courage to Face Covid 19 Listen To Dr. Peter's Podcast: The McCullough Report Leave us a Review: https://www.reversablepod.com/review Need help with your gut? Visit my website gutsolution.ca to join a program: Get help now Contact us: reversablepod.com/tips FIND ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram Facebook YouTube
Exploring how tribalism and dogmatism distort justice and societal understanding through recent legal cases in Texas and the UK. The talk emphasizes the importance of data, nuance, and intellectual honesty in fostering fair societies. -
Retired Army Sergeant Major and Green Beret Terry Wilson closes out a conversation that covers everything from geopolitics to personal redemption. Terry and Mike dig into the Venezuela raid, the consistency problem with U.S. foreign policy, and whether fighting an ideology like Islamic extremism is even winnable. Then it gets personal — Terry reflects on rebuilding his marriage, watching his kids move forward after losing their brother, and how faith, not discipline alone, became the foundation that finally held. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices