Riley & Lorenzo do a deep dive into National Conservatism, their views on autonomy, and how technology is destroying our attention and probably our lives. Spoiler: they would get it right if they weren’t getting it so, so wrong. 

Readings:

“The New Right Takes on Big Tech,” Katherine Dee, The Scroll: https://thedailyscroll.substack.com/p/the-new-right-takes-on-big-tech 

“The Only Path Forward is National Conservatism,” Josh Hammer, The American Conservative: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-only-path-forward-is-national-conservatism/ 

“The Tragedy of Our Commons,” Alex Kaschuta, The American Mind: https://americanmind.org/features/florida-versus-davos/the-tragedy-of-our-commons/ 

“We Need To Stop Calling Ourselves Conservatives,” John Daniel Davidson: https://thefederalist.com/2022/10/20/we-need-to-stop-calling-ourselves-conservatives/

“Why Conservatism Failed,” Jon Askonas, Compact Mag: https://compactmag.com/article/why-conservatism-failed 

“The Uncomfortable Truths That Could Yet Defeat Fascism,” Anand Giridharadas, New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/17/opinion/midterm-democracy-crisis.html 

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