I spoke with Deirdre McCloskey, the leading historian of “bourgeois virtues” and the author of a memoir about transitioning from a man to a woman, about the relationship between virtue and personal freedom and about whether my thesis that capitalism produces contradictory cultural impulses is nonsense. For full show notes, go to: http://thaddeusrussell.com/podcast/97/

Episode 97: Deirdre McCloskey

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One of few journalists to have reported from Russia and Israel during the wars, Michael Tracey joined me to discuss his dissatisfaction with major figures in "alt-media" who claim to be for peace but have taken the side of war. Tickets for ICARUS FEST 2024 on sale now: https://www.icarusfest.com/   New course at Unregistered Academy: A RENEGADE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES with Thaddeus Russell https://www.unregisteredacademy.com/renegade-history   BECOME A MEMBER OF UNREGISTERED ACADEMY at https://www.unregisteredacademy.com/ for access to the Foucault webinar and other live and video courses taught by Thaddeus Russell and invited experts:   Israel and Palestine: Origins of the Gaza War   Foucault   Neoconservatism   The Ukraine War: Russia vs. The West   The New Deal   American Slavery   The Cold War   History of NATO   Malcolm X   The Religious Right   World War II: The Great Blowback   The JFK Assassination   History of the CIA   Great Books: Plato's Republic   Great Books: Aristotle's Politics   Great Books: The Bible   Book Club: Bronze Age Mindset by Bronze Age Pervert   Book Club: The Permanent Revolution by James Burnham   Book Club: The Unabomber Manifesto by Theodore Kaczynski   Book Club: Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher     Become a PATRON OF UNREGISTERED at https://www.patreon.com/unregistered and get:   Access to Unregistered Live, the weekly live Zoom meeting with Thad and patrons of Unregistered   Bonus episodes featuring interviews with Curtis Yarvin, Ben Burgis, Michael Malice, Cody Wilson, Batya Ungar-Sargon, Hotep Jesus, and Buck Johnson    

Unregistered 273: Michael Tracey

I was joined by Jeremy Loffredo, virtually the only American journalist to report directly from Gaza, Israel, and Russia, to discuss how his reporting challenges the official narratives of the U.S. government.   New course at Unregistered Academy: A RENEGADE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES with Thaddeus Russell https://www.unregisteredacademy.com/renegade-history   BECOME A MEMBER OF UNREGISTERED ACADEMY at https://www.unregisteredacademy.com/ for access to the Foucault webinar and other live and video courses taught by Thaddeus Russell and invited experts:   Israel and Palestine: Origins of the Gaza War   Foucault   Neoconservatism   The Ukraine War: Russia vs. The West   The New Deal   American Slavery   The Cold War   History of NATO   Malcolm X   The Religious Right   World War II: The Great Blowback   The JFK Assassination   History of the CIA   Great Books: Plato's Republic   Great Books: Aristotle's Politics   Great Books: The Bible   Book Club: Bronze Age Mindset by Bronze Age Pervert   Book Club: The Permanent Revolution by James Burnham   Book Club: The Unabomber Manifesto by Theodore Kaczynski   Book Club: Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher     Become a PATRON OF UNREGISTERED at https://www.patreon.com/unregistered and get:   Access to Unregistered Live, the weekly live Zoom meeting with Thad and patrons of Unregistered   Bonus episodes featuring interviews with Curtis Yarvin, Ben Burgis, Michael Malice, Cody Wilson, Batya Ungar-Sargon, Hotep Jesus, and Buck Johnson  

Unregistered 272: Jeremy Loffredo

I was joined by Daniel Bessner, former foreign policy advisor to the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign and professor of international relations at the University of Washington, to make the case that the "American Century" of US global dominance will not end anytime soon.   BECOME A MEMBER OF UNREGISTERED ACADEMY at https://www.unregisteredacademy.com/ for access to the Foucault webinar and other live and video courses taught by Thaddeus Russell and invited experts:   Israel and Palestine: Origins of the Gaza War   Foucault   Neoconservatism   The Ukraine War: Russia vs. The West   The New Deal   American Slavery   The Cold War   History of NATO   Malcolm X   The Religious Right   World War II: The Great Blowback   The JFK Assassination   History of the CIA   Great Books: Plato's Republic   Great Books: Aristotle's Politics   Great Books: The Bible   Book Club: Bronze Age Mindset by Bronze Age Pervert   Book Club: The Permanent Revolution by James Burnham   Book Club: The Unabomber Manifesto by Theodore Kaczynski   Book Club: Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher     Become a PATRON OF UNREGISTERED at https://www.patreon.com/unregistered and get:   Access to Unregistered Live, the weekly live Zoom meeting with Thad and patrons of Unregistered   Bonus episodes featuring interviews with Curtis Yarvin, Ben Burgis, Michael Malice, Cody Wilson, Batya Ungar-Sargon, Hotep Jesus, and Buck Johnson  

Unregistered 271: Daniel Bessner

One of the leading realist scholars of international relations and author of The Ukraine World and the Eurasian World Order, Glenn Diesen joined me to discuss his thesis that the defeat of Ukraine on the battlefields represents the end of global American supremacy and the rise of a new world order.   BECOME A MEMBER OF UNREGISTERED ACADEMY at https://www.unregisteredacademy.com/ for access to the Foucault webinar and other live and video courses taught by Thaddeus Russell and invited experts:   Israel and Palestine: Origins of the Gaza War   Foucault   Neoconservatism   The Ukraine War: Russia vs. The West   The New Deal   American Slavery   The Cold War   History of NATO   Malcolm X   The Religious Right   World War II: The Great Blowback   The JFK Assassination   History of the CIA   Great Books: Plato's Republic   Great Books: Aristotle's Politics   Great Books: The Bible   Book Club: Bronze Age Mindset by Bronze Age Pervert   Book Club: The Permanent Revolution by James Burnham   Book Club: The Unabomber Manifesto by Theodore Kaczynski   Book Club: Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher     Become a PATRON OF UNREGISTERED at https://www.patreon.com/unregistered and get:   Access to Unregistered Live, the weekly live Zoom meeting with Thad and patrons of Unregistered   Bonus episodes featuring interviews with Curtis Yarvin, Ben Burgis, Michael Malice, Cody Wilson, Batya Ungar-Sargon, Hotep Jesus, and Buck Johnson  

Unregistered 270: Glenn Diesen

I was joined by two young Israelis—Einat Gerlitz, who spent 87 days in prison for refusing to enlist in the Israel Defense Forces, and Iddo Elam, a 17-year-old draft resister who will go to prison this summer after he graduates from high school.   Einat's Twitter: https://twitter.com/einat16395854 Iddo's Twitter: https://twitter.com/iddoelam Mesarvot's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mesarvot_ Support Mesarvot: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ZSVAHSBRJXGXC   BECOME A MEMBER OF UNREGISTERED ACADEMY at https://www.unregisteredacademy.com/ for access to the Foucault webinar and other live and video courses taught by Thaddeus Russell and invited experts:   Israel and Palestine: Origins of the Gaza War   Foucault   Neoconservatism   The Ukraine War: Russia vs. The West   The New Deal   American Slavery   The Cold War   History of NATO   Malcolm X   The Religious Right   World War II: The Great Blowback   The JFK Assassination   History of the CIA   Great Books: Plato's Republic   Great Books: Aristotle's Politics   Great Books: The Bible   Book Club: Bronze Age Mindset by Bronze Age Pervert   Book Club: The Permanent Revolution by James Burnham   Book Club: The Unabomber Manifesto by Theodore Kaczynski   Book Club: Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher     Become a PATRON OF UNREGISTERED at https://www.patreon.com/unregistered and get:   Access to Unregistered Live, the weekly live Zoom meeting with Thad and patrons of Unregistered   Bonus episodes featuring interviews with Curtis Yarvin, Ben Burgis, Michael Malice, Cody Wilson, Batya Ungar-Sargon, Hotep Jesus, and Buck Johnson  

Episode 97: Deirdre McCloskey

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