New Discourses Bullets, Ep. 108 America is at a crossroads, and how it chooses may affect the fate of the entire world. Though there are different ways to conceive of the choice that lies before us, one is that we will have to choose between catharsis and civilization. It’s unlikely we can have both, so […]
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The next Global Meeting on Equinox will be on March 22! We used to host the Global Bildung Day — which we then renamed the Global Meeting on Equinox — on March 21 and September 21, but in September 2024 our online event had more participants than ever before and we figured that it might
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Bruce Alderman and Mark Edwards explore how integrative metatheory can illuminate and address the interconnected crises of our time. Through themes such as navigating hyperobjects, the role of storytelling in fostering collaboration, and the challenges posed by algorithmic fragmentation, they advocate for integrative thinking that balances big-picture reflection with grounded, actionable practice. This post was
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New Discourses Bullets, Ep. 107 Queer Theory, which is to say Queer Marxism, is a religious cult, as discussed at length in The Queering of the American Child. So what’s the role of the drag queen in this cult? While much has been said on this issue to clarify for people that the drag queen in the presence of children is meant to
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We’re pleased to share an opportunity for those in our community who are passionate about developmental philosophy and cultural evolution. Andrew Davis, Ph.D., a renowned process philosopher and educator, is offering a thought-provoking course that delves into the intersections of consciousness, evolution, and meaning. Click here for details on how to sign up. Starting January
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The Institute of Applied Metatheory (IAM) is revolutionizing how we tackle global challenges by applying integrative metatheories—holistic frameworks that unify knowledge across disciplines. In this episode, Robb Smith and Josh Leonard reflect on IAM’s 2024 accomplishments and share an inspiring vision for 2025, highlighting leadership, collaboration, and storytelling as keys to driving transformational change. This
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Please join us for a presentation and discussion led by philosophy professor David Storey. Vice President-elect J.D. Vance is not only the heir apparent to the MAGA movement. He is also the most prominent proponent of “post-liberalism,” a movement typically coded as “right on culture, left on economics”, a combination that scrambles typical categories and,
New Discourses Bullets, Ep. 106 Socialism, Communism, and Marxism are clearly related ideas, but they’re not identical. What’s the difference? People ask all the time. In this episode of New Discourses Bullets, host James Lindsay explains each of these concepts and how they differ from one another while offering some insights into other related concepts
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The New Discourses Podcast with James Lindsay, Episode 153 Did you know the Soviet Union ran a DEI program exactly like the Woke Marxist one of today? How about Mao’s China? As it turns out, DEI isn’t an American invention. It’s a Soviet invention and Soviet export, designed, outlined, and implemented by Josef Stalin and Vladimir Lenin in the USSR in the 1920s. The results were
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New Discourses Bullets, Ep. 105 We all know Communism is perhaps the world’s deadliest ideology, but what makes it that way? As it turns out, there’s a simple reason Communism leads to mass murder, starvation, and death, and it’s this: Communists believe Communism can never be wrong. What this amounts to in practice is that when Communist programs start to fail,
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