American Exception

We discuss the higher immorality and crackpot realism as described in The Power Elite—the scholarly masterpiece of sociologist C. Wright Mills—and how these concepts can inform the sociology of the imperial American deep state.

This is Part 9 of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration on my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. I am again joined by series co-host Ben Norton of Multipolarista as well our own Seamus McGuinness who is producing the series.

Special thanks to Seamus for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Music: "Too Good Your Dreams Don't Come True"by Mock Orange

We discuss the higher immorality and crackpot realism as described in The Power Elite—the scholarly masterpiece of sociologist C. Wright Mills—and how these concepts can inform the sociology of the imperial American deep state.

This is Part 9 of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration on my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. I am again joined by series co-host Ben Norton of Multipolarista as well our own Seamus McGuinness who is producing the series.

Special thanks to Seamus for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Music: "Too Good Your Dreams Don't Come True"by Mock Orange

Aaron and Seamus discuss the deep state personage of James McCord and related issues from Jim Hougan’s masterpiece, Secret Agenda: Watergate, Deep Throat, and the CIA.

Special thanks to Seamus McGuinness for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Music: "Til the Mornin" by Mock Orange

Aaron and Seamus discuss the deep state personage of James McCord and related issues from Jim Hougan’s masterpiece, Secret Agenda: Watergate, Deep Throat, and the CIA.

Special thanks to Seamus McGuinness for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Music: "Til the Mornin" by Mock Orange

Aaron and Seamus discuss and expand on a Watergate timeline from two critical luminaries—Jim Hougan (author of Secret Agenda: Watergate, Deep Throat, and the CIA) and Peter Dale Scott.

Because this is a unique episode in terms of the minutiae we cover, I created and posted a PDF of the timeline that might be helpful for anyone who is not steeped in this material.

Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Music: "World of Machines" (live version) by Mock Orange

Aaron and Seamus discuss and expand on a Watergate timeline from two critical luminaries—Jim Hougan (author of Secret Agenda: Watergate, Deep Throat, and the CIA) and Peter Dale Scott.

Because this is a unique episode in terms of the minutiae we cover, I created and posted a PDF of the timeline that might be helpful for anyone who is not steeped in this material.

Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Music: "World of Machines" (live version) by Mock Orange

We discuss The Power Elite—the scholarly masterpiece of sociologist C. Wright Mills—and how it informs our understandings of the imperial American deep state.

This is Part 8 of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration on my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. I am again joined by series co-host Ben Norton of Multipolarista as well our own Seamus McGuinness who is producing the series--and who did the art for this episode! 

Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Music: "Too Good Your Dreams Don't Come True"by Mock Orange

We discuss The Power Elite—the scholarly masterpiece of sociologist C. Wright Mills—and how it informs our understandings of the imperial American deep state.

This is Part 8 of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration on my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. I am again joined by series co-host Ben Norton of Multipolarista as well our own Seamus McGuinness who is producing the series--and who did the art for this episode! 

Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Music: "Too Good Your Dreams Don't Come True"by Mock Orange

Aaron and Seamus discuss and expand on a Watergate timeline from two critical luminaries—Jim Hougan (author of Secret Agenda: Watergate, Deep Throat, and the CIA) and Peter Dale Scott.

Because this is a unique episode in terms of the minutiae we cover, I created and posted a PDF of the timeline that might be helpful for anyone who is not steeped in this material.

Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Music: "World of Machines" (live version) by Mock Orange

Aaron and Seamus discuss and expand on a Watergate timeline from two critical luminaries—Jim Hougan (author of Secret Agenda: Watergate, Deep Throat, and the CIA) and Peter Dale Scott.

Because this is a unique episode in terms of the minutiae we cover, I created and posted a PDF of the timeline that might be helpful for anyone who is not steeped in this material.

Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Music: "World of Machines" (live version) by Mock Orange

We discuss the dual state and Professor Michael Glennon’s double government.

This is Episode 7 of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration on my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. I am again joined by series co-host Ben Nortonof Multipolarista as well our own Seamus McGuinness who is producing the series.

Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Music: "Too Good Your Dreams Don't Come True"by Mock Orange

We discuss the dual state and Professor Michael Glennon’s double government.

This is Episode 7 of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration on my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. I am again joined by series co-host Ben Nortonof Multipolarista as well our own Seamus McGuinness who is producing the series.

Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Music: "Too Good Your Dreams Don't Come True"by Mock Orange

We discuss American scholars and their failure to grapple with US imperialism.

This is Episode 6 of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration on my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. I am joined by series co-host Ben Norton of Multipolarista as well our own Seamus McGuiness who is producing the series.

Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Music: "Too Good Your Dreams Don't Come True" by Mock Orange

We discuss American scholars and their failure to grapple with US imperialism.

This is Episode 6 of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration on my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. I am joined by series co-host Ben Norton of Multipolarista as well our own Seamus McGuiness who is producing the series.

Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Music: "Too Good Your Dreams Don't Come True" by Mock Orange

We discuss the historians and historiography of the US empire.

This is Episode 5 of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration on my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. I am joined by series co-host Ben Norton of Multipolarista as well our own Seamus McGuiness who is producing the series.

Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Music: "This Nation" by Mock Orange

We discuss the historians and historiography of the US empire.

This is Episode 5 of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration on my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. I am joined by series co-host Ben Norton of Multipolarista as well our own Seamus McGuiness who is producing the series.

Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Music: "This Nation" by Mock Orange

Released in conjunction with the upcoming publication of Peter's "lost" (read "stolen by the CIA in 1970") article originally intended for Ramparts, we present a 2011 debate between the two top experts on the Postwar Southeast Asian heroin traffic: Professors Peter Dale Scott and Alfred McCoy.

I add some context at the beginning which will hopefully be of interest to everybody!

Peter Dale Scott is the prolific poet, historian, and political theorist who gave us parapolitics as well as the deep politics approach.

Alfred McCoy is History Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin and the author of The Politics of Heroin—now in its third edition.

Apologies for the weird noises during the debate. We have no idea exactly what was making that intermittent whirring and clicking noise.

Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Music: “Payroll” by Mock Orange

Released in conjunction with the upcoming publication of Peter's "lost" (read "stolen by the CIA in 1970") article originally intended for Ramparts, we present a 2011 debate between the two top experts on the Postwar Southeast Asian heroin traffic: Professors Peter Dale Scott and Alfred McCoy.

I add some context at the beginning which will hopefully be of interest to everybody!

Peter Dale Scott is the prolific poet, historian, and political theorist who gave us parapolitics as well as the deep politics approach.

Alfred McCoy is History Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin and the author of The Politics of Heroin—now in its third edition.

Apologies for the weird noises during the debate. We have no idea exactly what was making that intermittent whirring and clicking noise.

Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Music: “Payroll” by Mock Orange

We discuss the concepts of hegemony and empire in relation to the USA! 

[We updated the file after a slightly incomplete file was missing...basically without the very brief intro]

This is Episode 4 of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration on my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. I am joined by series co-host Ben Norton of Multipolarista as well our own Seamus McGuiness who is producing the series.

Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Music: "Too Good Your Dreams Don't Come True" by Mock Orange

We discuss the concepts of hegemony and empire in relation to the USA! 

[We updated the file after a slightly incomplete file was missing...basically without the very brief intro]

This is Episode 4 of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration on my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. I am joined by series co-host Ben Norton of Multipolarista as well our own Seamus McGuiness who is producing the series.

Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Music: "Too Good Your Dreams Don't Come True" by Mock Orange