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Episode 790: The Man Behind Project 2025’s Most Radical Plans

🕑 Added 2024-09-05 01:22:41 +0000 UTC

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Occam's Raver

A great article and a great discussion as ever, thanks lads. Even watching from abroad I get sick thinking about an even slightly competent 2nd Trump administration

Meggles

Gentle reminder that y’all are amazing and what you’re doing makes a difference. My partner was conservative in 2020 but you guys being so “no duh logic” has helped him switch sides and now legitimately when I turn on Cog-Dis he says the intro with ya. Thank you so much 💜💜💜

Jason Rucker

I really liked this discussion; it's important to shine a light on this. There's a great book that I read recently called "The Reactionary Mind" by Corey Robin, and it's absolutely essential reading (IMO) for understanding conservatism. IDK if Tom and Cecil read these comments (no shade), but I think it'd be a great subject for a deep-dive episode. Here's a short interview article that hits on some highlights: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/3/8/18250087/the-reactionary-mind-trump-conservatism-corey-robin

Matthew Maxon

I might be doing "Godwin" here, but I see that.

Deborah Smith, The Attractive Distractor

Honestly, the self opinion of being an 'underdog' reminds me very much of the guys who do a Mormon mission. The Mormons know that they will be almost always turned away. Still, it doesn't make them less confident, it solidifies their "our 'god is real' commitment. Both extreme political views and religion encourage the 'we are all in this together everyone else is wrong' mentality