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  • Can Democrats Dialogue... and Win?

    Democrats are now in a shrinking blue bubble. Most Democrats I encounter have never had sustained social contact with working class or Republican voters. They tend to denigrate Republican voters as being in a cult, stupid, gullible, racist or all of the above.

    This does two things. It implicates the Democrat’s superiority, and it makes Republican voters undeserving of empathy or curiosity — they’re just the enemy. When they’re assassinated, no big deal. When they garner more votes than Democrats, there’s no lesson about how to appeal to more voters, it’s a harbinger of the End Times.

    38 min
  • Welcome to the Anti-Democrats

    The Democratic Party fails over and over and over again. If you believe in a classical Liberal Arts education that teaches you not much beyond the powers of critical thinking, try applying that skill to the Democratic Party's performance. 

    44 min
  • Legacy Media, Meet Legacy Politics

    It’s not considered biased to say we have a Legacy media anymore. It’s reality. The Web, apps, wifi and smartphones have transformed news publishing, broadcasts and cable.

    What’s more interesting to observe is that the ideological choices of the Legacy media has accelerated the shift.

    48 min
  • The Fall of Iran / The Rise of Zohran

    Zachary explores the connections between the massive setbacks of the Iranian regime (and the impotent Gulf) and the formal end of the Democratic Party centrist movement as the party becomes wholly progressive. We don't have to say Centrist vs Progressive anymore. That's settled. Like we don't have to say MAGA Republicans anymore, the Never Trumper faction is gone. Same for Democrats. Sure, it may take a few more months to be truly well and over, but the trend is clear. Just say Democratic Party. The white settler colonialism/trans ideology/increased government intervention and taxes is the winner. DEI or die baby!  

    47 min

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Listen to Zachary Thacher’s adventures as he explores the world, often getting lost. You can read the Thacher Report at zacharythacher.substack.com.