After discussing the possibility of ceding radical political decisions to penises and punching holes in walls to maintain a healthy marriage, Dimes and Judas pull the veil back on the great national powers of the world and the theory of offensive realism that dictates their behavior, citing the book “The Tragedy of Great Power Politics” […]
Pop quiz, blockhead: how to you make the government and everyone you hate look like absolute inbred take a hike bozos? Dimes and Judas discuss the science of conducting a successful government overthrow, citing from the book “Coup d’État: A Practical Handbook” by Edward Luttwak. They explore not only historical examples of successful and unsuccessful […]
Dimes (loudmouth) and Judas (mediummouth) dive into the storied history of booms & busts in the world of financial speculation, citing the book “Devil Take the Hindmost” by Edward Chancellor. Seeking to answer the question “why do we have financial speculation at all?” they trace the evolving financial marketplace from its European birthplaces to the […]
Dimes betrays his strategy of being an ironypoisoned contrarian and weighs in on the recent conflict between Russia and Ukraine, setting the tone for all opinions going forward. On the topic of emotionally evocative media coverage, they then discuss the book Manufacturing Consent by Noam Chomsky, focusing on the authors as paragons of the newly […]
In this clip, Dimes and Judas discuss the Freedom Rally trucker protest in Canada against vaccine mandates. Pulling from recent reports and Trudeau fleeing to Saddam Hussein’s bunker, they build towards a breakdown of the book “Exit, Voice, and Loyalty” by Albert O. Hirschman and explore the methods individuals can take when attempting to enact […]
Dimes and Judas recap a debate between E Michael Jones and Vaush on the topic of pornography being a net negative for society, using that as a launchpad to discuss the book The Ancient City and how pre-Christian Indo-European peoples built their foundations of metaphysics, bloodlines, property, and society. It’s free, buddy.
Dimes and Judas discuss the history and unique nature of Canadian law, showing how it doesn’t reinforce larger civilizational or societal norms but rather acts as a giant bureaucratic machine to engineer a best-case scenario or chosen groups and is largely handled on a case-by-case basis. They also explore how easier it is to trick […]
Dimes (talky one) and Judas (sassy one) discuss the book “Napoleon’s Wars” by Charles Esdaile and explore the impact Napoleon’s conquest of Europe and how, despite his thirst for glory and power, he was still exporting the values of the French Revolution against the old order. This forever changed the power dynamics on the continent […]
In a 2-part arc, Dimes and Judas discuss the tendency of theocrats to offload political problems onto Satan as an excuse to not have to learn a new thing. That acts as a launchpad to explore the history of the Ukrainian people, their quest to define themselves as a distinct identity outside of the state […]
In possibly the most contentious topic yet broached, Dimes and Judas have a 3-episode arc unpacking the concept of “brother wars,” rethinking previous positions, and generally trying to get to the bottom of what causes all the self-destruction in many political movements. Using the books Albion’s Seed by David Fischer and American Nations by Colin […]
