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Playing Chicken with China: How Propaganda Rationalizes Conflict.
There were 15 references to China in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act. The recent bill passed by the House, which is more than what Presid…
4 years, 4 months ago
Happy Noam Chomsky Day: Pundits, Public Intellectuals & Charlatans.
Today we celebrate the life of Noam Chomsky who turns 93 this week and discuss the nature of punditry, the role of true intellectuals in today’s soci…
4 years, 5 months ago
Pirates of the Caribbean: Debt, Diplomacy and Destruction.
It’s chilly here in New York so we’ve got the Caribbean on the brain. Actually, we’re just building on our money and power episodes and tying in less…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Itsfuckedforsure Bill: And the Ghosts of Spending Bills Past.
President Biden signed H.R. 3684 into law with leaders in Washington breaking their arms to pat themselves on the back. Never mind that the infrastru…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Global Order of Power: Money, Position & Might.
Last week we reviewed the global order of money. Today we examine money’s sister, power. It’s an American-centric journey spanning 75 years, from the…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Global Order of Money: How exactly does it make the world go ‘round?
We’ve hit on some big economic themes from capitalism and socialism to deregulation, privatization and Modern Monetary Theory. And we’re typically fo…
4 years, 6 months ago
“Independent” Men with Massive Platforms: Jon Stewart, Dave Chappelle & Joe Rogan.
In this week’s installment of how to lose friends and disappoint people, we’re talking about the independent platform media culture, mostly of the ma…
4 years, 6 months ago
Capitasociafascilibdemarxism: Exploring ISMs in the Modern Age.
In today’s cure for insomnia episode, we explore the origins of the ISMs the pundit class abuses each and every day. We’re focusing on the big ones. …
4 years, 6 months ago
From Bull Moose to Jackass: U.S. Progressivism from 1912 to 2021.
Today’s episode is a mashup of a Quickie and a full fledged Unf*cking. We start by going back in time to tell the origin story of the Progressive Par…
4 years, 6 months ago
1 Year Anniversary: Look Back, Go Forward.
It’s the one-year anniversary of Unf*cking the Republic. Yay us. Only 1.6 million other podcasts have passed this historic mark. We couldn’t let the …
4 years, 7 months ago