In our newest episode, @DrLisaCorrigan discussed how a huge part of why there is no Democratic media ecosystem is that party elites have decided that political debate isn't necessary, and in the process allowed millions of people to hear no answer to Trump plus.flux.community/p/one-of-the-b…

In the latest "Theory of Change" episode, Chris Lehmann and I discussed the completely contradictory nature of what Trump's voters want from him, and also why Democrats are so unwilling to meaningfully critique and challenge Trump. Link in next post...

New episode posted! Join @nils_gilman and Matthew Sheffield for a discussion about Trump's attack on higher education and how far-right Republicans foment fear and deceit about science. plus.flux.community/p/trumps-loomi…

Don't miss our latest episode featuring Matt McManus talking about how both liberalism and socialism haven't learned from each other--and this is why they've been so feckless against reactionary conservatism. Here's the Apple Podcasts link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lib…

On the latest Theory of Change, I spoke with Matt McManus about how the Anglo left and center-left haven't learned from each other, and that this is why they have been ineffectual at combating reactionary fake populism. People want to be inspired and listened to. Link in next.

New episode! Republican men see masculinity as under attack, but most Americans seem to disagree. Inside Pew Research Center's report on masculinity and gender in the US plus.flux.community/p/republican-m…

In our latest episode, political scientist Eric Oliver discusses his research about how American political divides reflect cognitive divides between "intuitionists" who think with their guts and "rationalists" who prefer abstract thinking. plus.flux.community/p/americas-pol…

🧵 Since Donald Trump came along, politics has fundamentally changed, in the US and elsewhere. In the past, people were largely divided by ideologies and issues. Now, the divide is between instinct and reason--and the right is doing it better. Link in next post

Ten Years of Trump: America's Lost Decade (With Paul Campos & Erik Loomis) x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

As Evangelical Protestantism becomes increasingly unhinged from reality, Mormonism is being torn in separate directions. Much more in our latest episode featuring ex-Mormon author Luna Corbden! plus.flux.community/p/as-evangelic…

Ten years of Trumpism: America’s lost decade dlvr.it/TLWVFC

ICYMI over the weekend, we released a new episode with historian Ada Palmer on the meaning of the Renaissance and why secularists should stop imagining Machiavelli and others were secret atheists. plus.flux.community/p/pluralism-wa…

One of the weirdest sub-plots of the 2024 election was Donald Trump marketing himself as a hip-hop icon following his arrest. Sadly, several prominent artists helped, a sick degrading of the revolutionary ethos of Tupac and the creators of rap plus.flux.community/p/tupac-shakur…

🧵 Social media permanently changed American political campaigning, but only Republicans have changed with it. Donald Trump won the 2024 election, not because he was liked, but because his party understands network marketing. (Link in next post due to Elon Musk censorship...)

New episode is out! Venkatesh Rao ☀️ joins Matthew Sheffield to cut through the AI hype and doomerism, exploring how large language models really work and why "mediocrity" is often the secret ingredient behind breakthroughs in evolution, technology, and the economy. plus.flux.community/p/why-mediocri…

In our latest episode, Dave Karpf talks about how today's controversies over AI echo past discussions over "Big Data" and that how technology is used by society is the most important question to keep in mind about new ideas plus.flux.community/p/ai-is-not-th…

1/🧵 There's been so much hype, naysaying and doomerism about AI that I wanted to do two episodes about it on "Theory of Change." The first, w/ Venkatesh Rao, centers on his idea of "mediocrity" and how it applies to natural, AI, and economic processes plus.flux.community/p/why-mediocri…

I recorded a great Theory of Change episode with Virginia Heffernan on the importance of literary criticism during a time when so many people believe in fictionalized realities. plus.flux.community/p/in-an-age-of…