You are what you eat. —Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin The ritual of eating meals is the heart and soul of civilization. It forms boundaries between tribes and borders between nations. It helps us survive and tells us who we are. In every religion, there is, in one form or another, a ritual involving a meal. The […]
David Gornoski sits down with Andrew Hammer for a conversation on how nation-states exist through the mass sacrifice of war, how Japan committed Seppuku during the Second World War, why death proves a nation’s existence, and more. Visit the website of Foundation for the Study of Political Psychopathology here.
David Gornoski sits down with Lord Conrad Black, author of The Political and Strategic History of the World, for a conversation on the nature of historical progress, the uniqueness of Hebrew culture, how Christ changed history as a vocation, the 1619 project, and more. Buy The Political and Strategic History of the World here.
David Gornoski sits down with Federico Morales, creator of the Javier Milei English YouTube channel, for a conversation on Argentine President Javier Milei’s fascinating background, his brand of libertarianism, and whether it will be effective at gutting the Communist leftovers in his country.
David Gornoski is joined by the Mises Institute’s Tho Bishop for a conversation on why we need to return to Andrew Jackson’s Republicanism, whether there is a Jacksonian answer to the pro-Hamilton New Right, how the American Revolution is different than the French Revolution, how the progressive uniparty system killed the Jacksonian tradition, whether Jackson’s […]
There’s something to be said about the lack of pop culture icons in our time. If anything at all, it is indicative of the lack of charisma amongst those who are appointed as role models in culture. It’s as if we’re all attempting to live out our bland public school textbooks; the element of unpredictability […]
David Gornoski and Surit Dasgupta talk about the Leftist attack on Elon Musk; the futility of being stuck in a circle of fixation and hate; the tearing down of confederate statues; why localism is great as opposed to globalism; and how Jesus redeems the past and makes the future the focus of our attention and […]
[Video contains both hours. Skip past 45 minutes for hour 2.] Is there a way to avoid the statist scapegoating machine and come out healthier and prosperous? Is there any forward vision in the new Right’s reactionary ways? Join David Gornoski as he deconstructs the mythic violence of the State while exposing how it plays […]
David Gornoski starts the episode by talking about what binds us together in modern societies. Is America’s civic religion on the verge of being torn apart? What new secular religions are emerging during this crisis? What did Jesus mean when he said “I come to bring peace but not as the world gives it?” Listen […]
David Gornoski is joined by Professor Mattias Desmet, psychologist and author of the upcoming book “The Psychology of Totalitarianism.” What is “mass formation” theory and why is it being brought up in light of the pandemic? How is mass formation perpetuated? What are some of the differences between a totalitarian state and a classic dictatorship? […]