In this System Failure Short, Nate reads this week’s essay entitled “New World Order”.

Nate reads a local newspaper article about the housing crisis in the boys’ hometown. Next, the lads dive into the recent dismissal of the Epstein case by the Trump administration and examine the conspiracy from all angles, including the strange case of Ghislaine Maxwell’s father, Robert Maxwell.

In this System Failure Short, Nate reads this week’s essay entitled “Downfall of the Popes”.

The boys weigh in on Zoran Mamdani, who has once again made socialism a hot topic of discussion in America. Nate reads a WSJ hit piece on his proposed housing policies with some comments from the boys’ hometown. Then, the lads play back an unhinged response to Mamdani’s candidacy from one of their favorite podcasters, Tom Bilyeu.

In this System Failure Short, Nate reads this week’s essay entitled “Crumbling Empires”.

The boys begin this episode by commenting on the performative exchange of hostilities with Iran. They then speculate on the modern, post-Westphalian political paradigm of the past 400 years, and whether a world organized into nation-states will be the future. How much kayfabe, or fakery, would our leaders engage in to prop that system up?

In this System Failure Short, Nate reads this week’s essay entitled “Rebels of the Reformation”.

The boys start this episode by hoping to avoid war with Iran and lamenting the dubious casus belli on offer. Then, they turn to the talk of the internet this week: the humiliation of Senator Ted Cruz. The lads use his shameful interview to connect the recent saber-rattling to nefarious foreign political influence.

In this System Failure Short, Nate reads this week’s essay entitled “Christmas Coronation”.

The boys begin this episode discussing promotion, Reddit, and the issue of attention spans. Then they turn their focus to rising tensions in international geopolitics and the curious case of Samantha Smith. Finally, the lads break down the remarkably thick layer of mythology surrounding monetary policy.