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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by political theorist Benjamin Studebaker to discuss Trump's failures, Canada's trade war with the US, and whether Mark Carney deserves the hype. We debate the limits of American power, Europe's supposedly revolutionary right, Fukuyama's end of history, the fallout from the Iran war, and what AI's military applications reveal about its capabilities.
In the Patreon-exclusive Backroom, we discuss how AI safety panic can function as AI marketing, my experience with an AI safety sponsorship offer, AI's uses and limits in research, and the strange ideologies of Silicon Valley.
You can listen to 1Dime Radio on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get podcasts.
Timestamps: 0:00 The Backroom Preview 3:06 Intro 4:04 Carney and the US-Canada Trade War 15:15 The Limits of American Power 21:16 Trump's Authoritarianism or Impotence? 28:46 Can Parliamentary Systems Get More Done? 36:47 Why America Needs Enemies 44:46 Does Carney Actually Make a Difference? 51:20 Canadian Patriotism and the Conservative Defeat 59:28 Germany, the AfD, and Fascism Analogies 1:08:57 Fukuyama and the End of History 1:16:37 The Houthis and the Fallout From Iran 1:23:32 France, Le Pen, and Technopopulism 1:32:30 AI, Warfare, and the Limits of the Hype 1:37:10 Into the Backroom
GUEST: Benjamin Studebaker, political theorist and author of Legitimacy in Liberal Democracies.
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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by my co-author David McKerracher (Dave) of Theory Underground to celebrate the release of our new book, Post-Left Theory: Beyond Marxism, Anarchism, and Vibes. We preview some of our spiciest essays, challenging the sacred cows of the contemporary left, from Marxism and anarchism to wokeism, feminism, gender relations, and the limits of left-wing politics. We also reflect on our experience at TUCON and CanonFest, discuss the crisis of modern intellectual culture, and introduce Dave’s new philosophy trading card game, Canon: TCG, including my adventures collecting and trading rare Hegel, Freud, and Leo Strauss cards.
In the Patreon-exclusive Backroom, Dave and I get even spicier with an uncensored discussion of modern dating, sexuality, relationships, and the battle between the sexes, featuring some of our most controversial hot takes yet. Become a patron to hear the full conversation and get access to over 100 exclusive episodes!
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Timestamps:
0:00 Cold Open: Previewing Our New Book
3:02 1Dime Radio Intro
4:00 Announcing Post-Left Theory
Nationalist Internationalism: Theses on Nationalism
lundi 12 octobre 2026 • Durée 01:11:59
A voice over for an essay I spent a lot of time on, originally published on my Substack: https://1dimereview.substack.com/p/nationalist-internationalism?r=2sschq&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer
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Timestamps for this Essay:
0:00 Nationalist internationalism
0:04 Nationalism's progressive role in history
2:28 Who's afraid of nationalism?
3:47 Do people still identify with the nation?
6:10 Patriotism versus nationalism
16:39 Anti-patriotism on the left
20:40 Oppressor nations versus oppressed nations
25:09 Ethnonationalism versus civic nationalism
29:56 Nationalism and democracy
34:33 National class consciousness
37:35 Do workers of the world have no homeland?
43:56 The only alternative to nationalism is more local tribalisms
50:01 There is no internationalist politics
1:00:22 Internationalism versus globalism
1:03:17 Am I a nationalist?
1:08:44 Conclusion: The Dialectic of Historical Progress
1:11:49 Footnotes / works cited
More stuff like this to come in my forthcoming book, Post-Left Theory: Beyond Marxism, Anarchism, and Vibes, written with David McKerracher of Theory Underground and out October 15, 2026. If you enjoyed this and want to read the many essays in the book that have never been made public, or you simply want to support my written work, I would be grateful if you checked it out.
The Haz Al-Din Interview (ft. Infrared Haz)
Épisode 162
vendredi 9 octobre 2026 • Durée 01:54:48
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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Haz Al-Din, Chairman of the American Communist Party and host of Infrared, a long-requested and highly controversial guest. We get into why Infrared broke with the American left, MAGA Communism and patriotic socialism, China and the limits of liberal democracy, what socialism with American characteristics could actually mean, the failures of Soviet socialism, markets vs. planning, and whether AI and cybernetics are pushing us toward a radically different economic system.
In the Patreon-exclusive Backroom, I press Haz harder on whether he is really a Marxist or closer to what I call a national-conservative socialist. We also get more personal about our shared Lebanese heritage and experiences growing up in Lebanese immigrant families, along with Islam, Christianity, socialism, culture, and the strange overlap between our backgrounds despite our political disagreements.
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Timestamps:
0:00 The Backroom Preview: Is Haz Really a Marxist?
3:09 1Dime Radio Intro
4:07 Who Is Haz Al-Din and Why Is the ACP So Controversial?
14:01 MAGA Communism, Nationalism, and Conservatism
23:12 China, Liberal Democracy, and Party Dictatorship
27:41 Socialism With American Characteristics
35:07 What MAGA Communism Was Really About
43:24 Is Liberal Democracy Dying?
49:42 Is American Patriotism Dead?
The Machine in Us: Thoughts on AI
lundi 28 septembre 2026 • Durée 15:37
What you are about to listen to is a short essay I posted on Substack a while ago that was originally a speech that I presented at my friend Greg Guevara’s (the YouTuber known as Jreg) “Anti-Clanker” rally back in September. It was an event about critiques of AI, featuring other guest speakers such as YouTube creators Gokanaru, Art Chad, Duncan Clarke, Were in Hell, and Cricket Guest. I didn’t publish my speech because I had not launched my Substack yet, but I figured I might as well put this article out now before someone else writes something that says more or less the same thing (maybe someone already has, but alas). Enjoy!
Did The Left Get COVID Wrong? (Ft. Christian Parenti)
BONUS EPISODE: This conversation with Christian Parenti was originally released as a Patreon-exclusive episode of The Backroom, recorded well over a year ago. In light of recent disclosures and renewed scrutiny surrounding Dr. Anthony Fauci, the origins of COVID-19, and U.S.-funded coronavirus research, many of the questions raised in this discussion have become newly relevant, which is why I think it is worth releasing publicly now.
In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Christian Parenti, professor of economics at John Jay College, contributor to Compact, author of books including Radical Hamilton, Tropic of Chaos, and Lockdown America, and son of the late Michael Parenti. Parenti argues that much of the left abandoned its traditional skepticism of state and corporate power during COVID, embracing lockdowns, censorship, vaccine mandates, and what he describes as “scientism.” We discuss school closures and class, the Canadian trucker convoy, Big Pharma and Big Tech, vaccine mandates and civil liberties, biodefense and gain-of-function research, the professional-managerial left, and why Parenti came out of the pandemic identifying as both a classical Marxist and a classical liberal.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Cold Open: How the Left Got COVID Wrong 2:21 1Dime Radio Intro 3:19 Why the Left Embraced Lockdowns 10:13 Fauci, the Lab-Leak Debate & COVID Incentives 15:25 “Weaponized Solidarity,” School Closures & Mandates 25:16 The Trucker Convoy, Censorship & the Populist Right 32:46 Biodefense, Gain-of-Function & Vaccine History 39:21 The PMC Left & the Politics of Respectability 44:49 Vaccines, Myocarditis & COVID Risk 53:52 Civil Liberties, Vaccine Passports & the Left’s Authoritarian Turn 57:37 Classical Marxism Meets Classical Liberalism
GUEST:
The Left's Civil War (Ft. Daniel from What Is Politics?)
In The Backroom, we discuss the topic of dating, Socialism & civilization, and debate whether libertarian socialism can scale.
In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Daniel from the YouTube channel What Is Politics? to unpack what we call the “Lizard Left”: the use of egalitarian and left-wing language to reproduce hierarchy, status competition, and social control. We discuss wokeism and the Socialism Conference, the DSA and the “rebel priest class,” why the left struggles to connect with ordinary people, what socialism actually means beyond the Soviet legacy, whether socialism can scale, and what dating apps, social clubs, tribalism, civilization, birth rates, and immigration reveal about the deeper problem of rebuilding a viable left.
The second half of the conversation continues in the Patreon-exclusive Backroom.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Woke 2.0 & The Socialism Conference (The Backroom Preview)
05:29 Daniel Returns
08:52 The Lizard Left
16:55 The Socialism Conference & “Fitness Is Fascism?”
This is an older bonus episode originally released exclusively in The Backroom. I’m releasing it publicly in part as a reminder of the kind of longer, less filtered conversations Patreon supporters get access to.
In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by political theorist Benjamin Studebaker to revisit the idea of the “neo-left” and ask whether Pedro Sánchez and Spain’s Socialist Workers’ Party represent an alternative to neoliberalism or a left-wing way of administering it. We discuss immigration and labor power, borders and imperialism, the constraints imposed by the European Union, Spain’s tourism and property-driven growth, and why the Spanish model may not be the blueprint for the left that some imagine it to be.
You can listen to 1Dime Radio on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get podcasts.
Timestamps: 0:00 Preview: Immigration, Borders & Imperialism 3:02 Intro 4:02 What Is the “Neo-Left”? 14:50 Migration Policy 22:24 Immigration & Imperialism 35:13 Nation-States vs. Globalization 44:19 Spain’s “Success” Story 49:22 Sánchez and the EU Fiscal Rules 58:21 Why Spain Isn’t a Blueprint 65:19 Property, Demographics & Migration
GUEST: Benjamin Studebaker — Political theorist and author of Legitimacy in Liberal Democracies
This is a voice-over of an Essay I published on Substack, which will be part of my Post-Left Theory book with Dave McKarikker of Theory Underground coming out this October.
The Forgotten Left Economics Tradition (Ft. Peter Ryan)
Épisode 158
vendredi 4 septembre 2026 • Durée 01:37:44
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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Peter Ryan, founder of Ryan Research, to recover a forgotten tradition of political economy that refuses the usual choice between Marxism and free-market liberalism. We contrast Karl Marx with Friedrich List and Matthew and Henry Carey, trace economic nationalism from the American System to MMT and Ha-Joon Chang, and ask whether national sovereignty, protectionism, and state capacity offer a more practical path to development and anti-imperialism.
In The Backroom, the Patreon-exclusive segment, we expand this conversation across three additional episodes with Peter Ryan. We discuss nationalist internationalism and Arnold Toynbee’s theory of civilizational cycles; Henry Carey, rentierism, Marxism, and the Irish struggle for national liberation; and, in a nearly three-hour finale, the post-left/post-right convergence, the moral limits of markets, immigration, industrial policy, class coalitions, empire, and whether any populist project can escape establishment capture.
You can listen to 1Dime Radio on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get podcasts.
Timestamps:
0:00 The Backroom Preview: Nationalism Against Imperialism
3:52 1Dime Radio Intro
4:50 Peter Ryan and the Forgotten Economic Tradition
15:07 Karl Marx Versus Friedrich List
22:57 MMT and the Forgotten History of Monetary Sovereignty
34:05 Beyond Libertarianism: Why State Capacity Matters
46:43 Who Controls the State?
57:02 Friedrich List and the Carey School
7:26 TUCON and CanonFest: Theory Beyond the Internet
9:00 Canon: TCG, Philosophy Cards, and the Hunt for Leo Strauss
13:18 Making Philosophy Fun and Family-Friendly
19:43 Why We Need to Think Beyond Left and Right
23:28 The Left’s Culture War Problem
29:28 The DSA, Wokeism, and the Health Fascism Controversy
37:11 Masculinity, Gender Norms, and Lacanian Psychoanalysis
41:20 The Forbidden Topics of Post-Left Theory
43:09 The Cornell Seven, Frat Culture, and the Sexual Revolution
47:45 Why Consent Alone Is Not Enough
51:19 The Gender War, Dating Culture, and the Red Pill
57:39 Inside Our Book: Marxism, Anarchism, and Our Spiciest Essays
1:03:59 Canon: TCG Kickstarter and the Future of the Game
1:06:09 Why You Should Read Post-Left Theory
GUEST:
David McKerracher (Dave), founder of Theory Underground, author of Timenergy, co-author of Post-Left Theory, and creator of Canon: TCG.
Theory Underground: https://theoryunderground.com/
Theory Underground YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theory_underground
Theory Underground Substack: https://theoryunderground.substack.com/
Canon: TCG Official Website: https://canontcg.com/
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Christian Parenti Professor of Economics at John Jay College, author of Radical Hamilton, Tropic of Chaos, and Lockdown America, and contributor to Compact.
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1:07:26 War, Industry, and America’s Protectionist Turn
1:15:50 Matthew and Henry Carey
1:27:27 Henry Carey, Lincoln, and Marx
1:34:06 Nationalist Internationalism and The Backroom
GUEST:
Peter Ryan is the founder of Ryan Research, where he writes and consults on economics, history, technology, and business strategy. His work has appeared in Compact, UnHerd, Gript, and other publications.
* Ryan Research YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfRArvBl7O7AuQFtTTKaUCw
* Ryan Research Substack: https://ryanresearch.substack.com/
* Ryan Research website: https://www.ryanresearch.co/
* Our previous conversation, “Critiquing Left and Right”: https://ryanresearch.substack.com/p/critiquing-left-and-right-tony-chamas
BOOKS DISCUSSED:
* Roman Szporluk, Communism and Nationalism: Karl Marx Versus Friedrich List
https://books.google.com/books?id=8BfoCwAAQBAJ
* Friedrich List, The National System of Political Economy
* Main 1Dime YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1Dimee
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