Dad Saves America

I sat down with Joel Kotkin, author of The Coming of Neo-Feudalism, to examine how America’s middle class is being erased and what that means for the future of civilization. Joel argues that we’re entering a new feudal order, where tech oligarchs and ideological elites control wealth, culture, and opportunity while ordinary families lose the ability to own homes, raise children, and build stable communities. We explore the roots of this transformation in collapsing birth rates, failing cities, and the dominance of a secular clerisy pushing increasingly extreme ideas.

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Outline:

[0:00] AI will change everything

[9:44] The overeducated, underpaid class

[19:29] AI destroys entry-level work

[29:59] America is splitting in two

[43:47] People are opting out of woke

[58:34] Local government matters most

[1:07:18] Class matters, but race doesn’t

[1:18:43] Why can’t moderates win cities anymore?

[1:30:37] The rise of the populist right

[1:40:36] What happened to the left?

[2:03:36] Why tech oligarchs are so weird

[2:19:59] Social media pros and cons

[2:25:49] The British deserve credit

[2:36:44] Antisemitism and political violence

[2:41:38] Confirmation bias, climate, and population

[2:57:22] How to build a fulfilling life

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I sat down with author, entrepreneur, and leadership expert Robert Glazer to talk about how defining your values creates effective individuals, families, and organizations. His new book, The Compass Within, is a modern parable about how to establish clarity and purpose in your career and personal life. Robert is also known for his criticism of the “two-week notice” corporate norm, instead advocating for a more thoughtful process that aligns the interests of employers and employees cooperatively, rather than making exits all about conflict. We discuss our shared experiences as parents and entrepreneurs, how AI will reshape the career landscape, and why defining your personal core values helps life make more sense and simplifies the dilemmas you will inevitably face.

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Outline:

[0:00] Writing a modern parable about finding your values

[7:01] How should we think about capacity and potential?

[15:34] Rules vs values for your kids

[24:00] How wealth, geography, and culture impact parenting

[29:17] Savior-complex parenting delays the inevitable

[35:29] The problem with the “2-week notice”

[50:31] How company culture changes with scale

[55:41] Have the “AI talk” with your kids

[1:02:27] You’re not “owed” a job

[1:06:54] Have you considered a job in sales?

[1:19:26] Your kids will learn from action, not talk

[1:22:18] How do you bring values into a relationship?

[1:29:04] What actually ARE values?

[1:33:19] Tribalism, truth, and authenticity

[1:42:13] Why “not taking it personal” is complicated

[1:46:57] How to identify and define your values

[2:10:36] Next, put your values into action

[2:14:40] Inoculate your kids to the victim mindset

[2:25:08] Build better leaders in your family

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I sat down with Matt Kibbe, libertarian activist and founder of Free the People, to talk about his documentary series “The Coverup,” which exposes COVID-era malfeasance, America’s corrupt bureaucratic machine, and the failure of the “expert class,” best embodied by Anthony Fauci himself. Matt’s activism dates back to the early days of the Tea Party movement, where he took the tactics that leftists had perfected over decades and successfully wielded them for the anti-big-government, pro-liberty cause. Reinvigorated by COVID lockdowns and vaccine mandates, he sees hope in the new, anti-authoritarian coalition that transcends left-versus-right politics—it’s We the People versus the Deep State.

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Watch “The Coverup”: https://www.blazetv.com/series/71poNfD6H4OK-the-coverup

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Outline:

[0:00] Organizing the Tea Party wave

[14:34] The new coalition crosses left and right

[19:23] Activism, fundraising, and corporate corruption

[25:44] Speaking out against COVID lockdowns

[34:03] How “public health” was militarized after 9/11

[46:29] COVID could’ve been so much worse

[48:40] Bureaucracy isn’t just wasteful—it’s dangerous

[50:57] Pandemics and authoritarianism go hand-in-hand

[53:09] “The science” is just technocratic fascism

[58:59] Every pandemic is exaggerated to create panic

[1:02:17] Is the “private vs. public” distinction actually real?

[1:11:14] “The experts” won’t save us, but the people can

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I sat down with Aleks Svetski, author of “The UnCommunist Manifesto” and “The Bushido of Bitcoin,” to discuss why socialism fails, the fallout of the sexual revolution, and Bitcoin’s potential for our future. The Millennial generation was the test case for absolute gender equality—even to the point of ignoring biology—and now Gen Z is searching for different solutions, from full-blown communism to hard-core traditionalism. We dig into why socialists misunderstand the world, the need for values beyond economics, and I ask Aleks some questions I have about Bitcoin.

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”The UnCommunist Manifesto”: https://a.co/d/icDKFRI

“The Bushido of Bitcoin”: https://a.co/d/fjBEd8G

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Outline:

[0:00] “The UnCommunist Manifesto”

[4:39] Will the Mamdani trend last?

[14:24] How to talk someone out of socialism

[25:52] Deploying capital effectively and efficiently

[32:51] Learning the messy reality of business

[46:44] Leftists care more about animals than family

[54:32] Why do we romanticize the noble savage?

[1:01:11] Economics doesn’t describe all of life

[1:10:53] Masculinity, femininity, and reality

[1:32:31] How conservatives lost the sexual revolution

[1:42:39] Love, respect, and authority

[1:53:19] Is AI revolutionary or overhyped?

[2:00:11] Can we trust that Bitcoin will survive?

[2:28:58] The morality of monetary systems

[2:41:16] Equality, fairness, and justice

[2:48:56] Dependence is dehumanizing

[2:54:58] Parenting is about modeling

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I sat down with philosopher and author Peter Boghossian to wrestle with America’s deepening fracture. Why are so many people cheering political violence, and what—if anything—can pull us back? Ideological capture throughout the education system has broken our engines of knowledge production, turning them into “indoctrination mills” and teaching young Americans to see opponents as existential threats. Is reform even possible at this point? Peter makes the case for burning it all down—or, more accurately, for making these institutions pay the cost of their vices and watching them collapse under their own weight.

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Outline:

[0:00] Charlie Kirk’s murder revealed a deep divide

[5:11] Can we reform away political bias on campus?

[15:01] Am I a hypocrite with my own son?

[22:13] TikTok, disinformation, and echo chambers

[32:09] Should government restrict vices?

[39:41] What are do “left” and “right” mean in 2025?

[49:24] Destroy the institutions but forgive the individuals

[59:11] The left needs to come back to the table

[1:06:22] Does the left offer anything to our society?

[1:16:38] Can we agree on some neutral principles?

[1:32:08] What if we just banned the crazies?

[1:37:20] Money printing is the ultimate luxury belief

[1:42:01] We will eventually pay the price for our vices

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I sat down with evolutionary biologist Bret Weinstein to explore how evolution can help make sense of tribalism, religion, and the ongoing war in Gaza. He shares his experience commenting on the Israel-Palestine conflict and the simultaneous resurgence and weaponization of antisemitism, speaking both as a scientist and as an American Jew who doesn’t see his views reflected by either major camp. Bret warns against embracing our genetic programming for "lineage-against-lineage" displacement, rather than the collaborative spirit that built Western civilization.

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Outline:

[0:00] Evolution of culture and religion

[12:32] Antisemitism and conspiracy thinking

[20:38] How Israeli policy impacts Jews globally

[26:42] Nazi Twitter went mainstream

[33:17] John’s take on Israel-Palestine

[42:30] Bret’s evolutionary take on the Gaza War

[52:26] How genes get into the future

[1:01:08] Is Christianity evolutionarily adaptive?

[1:10:26] We aren’t fit for the world we’ve built

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I sat down with evolutionary biologist Bret Weinstein to unpack how behind-the-scenes power and perverse incentives have hollowed out America’s institutions. Bret argues that issues like the Epstein saga, COVID propaganda, and transgender ideology have exposed a deeper problem: elites wield leverage out of sight while government, media, and universities rely on theatrical, so-called “expertise” to bolster public authority. Our institutions so consistently engage in the exact inverse of good governance and common sense that many Americans are left wondering what remains of our democratic republic—and whether the West can be pulled back from the brink.

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Watch the Darkhorse Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@DarkHorsePod/featured

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Outline:

[0:00] What’s going on with the Epstein files?

[17:30] The internet and dysfunctional governance

[22:00] Why modern institutions agree on bad ideas

[33:30] Corrupt the incentives, corrupt the elite

[42:42] Can the Constitution survive globalization?

[50:25] Are we evolving towards virtual community?

[1:00:10] When governments turn on their own people

[1:07:38] The battle between “us” and “them”

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I sat down with neuroeconomist, author, and entrepreneur Paul Zak to discuss the neuroscience of human behavior and society. Paul explains his work on oxytocin—the "moral molecule"—and how it affects everything from political beliefs and economic systems to our most intimate relationships. We discuss why a lack of "friction" is making Gen Z miserable, why strong relationships are essential for success, and how to build a resilient mind in an anxious world.

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Outline:

[0:00] The role of biology in economics

[10:35 10:49] Are humans rational?

[16:33 16:47] Oxytocin, trust, and cooperation

[23:58 24:12] How do screens impact our interactions?

[27:56] Homogeneity vs. polarization

[34:33] Learning new skills with neuroscience

[38:56] You need to encounter friction in life

[50:08] Acclimate to fear and uncertainty

[54:53] Good relationships allow you to take risks

[58:25] The neuroscience of dating, politics, and masculinity

[1:11:17] Testosterone turns Democrats into Republicans?

[1:18:13] You always have to fight communism

[1:26:20] Status-seeking is a zero-sum game

[1:32:34] “The Little Book of Happiness”

[1:37:06] The morality of free markets

[1:43:53] The pros and cons of American dynamism

[1:49:13] Is persuasion just manipulation?

[2:02:29] Building an app to set emotional goals

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I sat down with Father Daniel O’Mullane, pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, to discuss how and why he’s built a Catholic school based on the classical education model. Rather than obsessing over college and career preparation, the typical goals of primary and secondary schooling, he approaches education from the ground up, prioritizing the intellectual, social, and spiritual development of children. Fr. O’Mullane believes that time-tested teaching methods—measured in centuries, not decades—and the great works of Western civilization are among the best tools for cultivating students’ sense of meaning and purpose in a culture adrift.

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Learn more about Our Lady of Mount Carmel School: https://olmc.academy/

Follow Fr. O’Mullane on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/fatherdano

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Outline:

[0:00] Not your average Catholic school

[5:38] Should “college and career” be the goal of school?

[23:28] Purpose, narrative, and progress

[36:50] Man is both spiritual and material

[56:43] What does classical education look like?

[1:07:17] Why the great works of Western civilization matter

[1:13:38] Orderly behavior vs. true virtue

[1:17:45] Building a school that’s better than prison

[1:26:28] School should protect a child’s sense of wonder

[1:32:09] Schools shouldn’t interfere with parenting

[1:37:44] How to find teachers who aren’t ideologically captured

[1:41:03] Entrepreneurship within the Church structure

[1:55:56] How Fr. O’Mullane’s became a priest

[2:15:28] What is the future of faith in our culture?

[2:18:00] Rise to meet the demands of love

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I sat down with Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, to discuss why he believes we should significantly reduce immigration levels. Often, the immigration debate is so focused on illegal immigration that equally important questions about legal immigration are entirely ignored. As Mark points out, even President Trump—smeared as an anti-immigrant radical—has generally supported high levels of legal immigration. Mark, on the other hand, is an unapologetic restrictionist. Our conversation digs deep into the economics of immigration, the importance of assimilation, and practical solutions to our current immigration conundrum.

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Outline:

[0:00] Modern immigration isn’t like Ellis Island

[8:51] What does assimilation mean?

[20:48] Trump’s reelection and cultural alignment

[29:39] Isn’t more workers better for the economy?

[43:05] Consumer prices, farm labor, and automation

[55:37] The problem with libertarian utopianism

[59:11] How can we know the “right” amount of immigration?

[1:03:44] What’s the problem with H-1B visas?

[1:07:46] Trump isn’t an immigration restrictionist

[1:13:11] What do we do about non-criminal illegal immigrants?

[1:28:02] Should we “build the wall”?

[1:33:38] Should we rethink birthright citizenship?

[1:40:42] Was Mitt Romney right about self-deportation?

[1:47:49] Population decline and the welfare state

[1:55:55] We are communities, not just individuals

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