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Years from now, I wonder how people will misremember these campus protests. They'll tell themselves they were on the right side of history, even has they tut-tutted the students for their actions. "Well, that's not the the way that I would go about changing things." I think we like the drape our world in nuance so we can pretend that we didn't know better, or the answer wasn't clear. But it's crystal. The world is complicated, yes. This is not.

There were campus protests of Vietnam back in 1968. Steve Schafer was at the original Columbia University occupation. I've known Steve most my life. He worked with my father as a public defender. He also served in Vietnam. We talked about whether history repeats itself or just echoes at his farm out in the country.

I'm on my way home from Japan. I thought a lot about Hiroshima and OJ Simpson. Here's a preview of an upcoming episode about how history is written in sand.

This will be my first ever pay-walled episode. If you'd like to hear the whole thing, head on over to Patreon.

Isaac is joined by Dorian (@dankdeleuze) and Klonny (ParaPower Mapping) to talk the politics of paranoia and Max Azzarello, the Florida man who self-immolated in front of the courthouse charging Trump.

If you like what you hear, be sure to check out Klonny's fantastic podcast here and Patreon here.

And Dorian's work here.

And my Patreon here.

Isaac is joined by his dear friend, Maxwell Cody (@schizotopia/@neoyeoman) to talk about the merits of geoengineering. Is it techno-hubris that will destroy mankind? Or will we irreparably destroy earth's systems?

Be sure to subscribe to Maxwell's Substack for some gorgeous insight.

Finally--some bipartisan agreement in Congress. This month, our esteemed elected officials voted to "ban" the social media giant. But the ban would just force the private Chinese company that owns it to sell it to investors with ties to the Israeli government.

Isaac is joined by James Rehwald and Sam Quick to talk about the state of social media, dopamine and deplatforming.

Isaac and Herman go off the rails and talk about fear of flying, Alexei Navalny, fidget spinners, near death experiences, Jacob's Ladder and our mothers.

Isaac talks media layoffs and the death of the Vice with Paul Blest and David Roth. Private equity is sucking the life out of journalism. Most modern journalists have been laid off multiple times by different publications. We ask how these investment bankers sleep at night, how we got here and what we can do to save journalism.

You can do your part by supporting A More Perfect Union and Defector.

You can also still by my hats.

Music production consultant: Nina Clark

Isaac is joined by Dorian (@dankdeleuze) and Mike (@turnleftist) to talk about the politics of sacrifice.

Jon Stewart is back and nothing has changed. America is at a historical dead end. The old world will not die and so the new world cannot be born. Isaac is joined by his good friends Ben and Jordano of the show Remember Shuffle to discuss the return of Jon Stewart and the end of history (it stopped in the 2000s).

Be sure to check out Remember Shuffle, a show that examines the 2000s and its tremors that define our modern lives.