Realpolitik in an Unreal World
Written by SurrealPolitiks
I had a very troubling experience over the weekend which I think is worth sharing with you because it helps provide some much needed perspective on what is important in our politics. I’ve always found the phenomenon of the so called “single issue voter” kind of silly, even if understandable. While it is of course, […]
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https://surrealpolitiks.com/podcast-player/2140/surrealpolitiks-member-chat-20230920.mp3Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on September 20, 2023You know, it’s funny. I sorta punched out of the news for awhile. Lost interest almost completely after they fired Tucker Carlson from Fox News. I watched a few of his Twitter shows, but given that even X is a complete sham now...
Written by SurrealPolitiks
Here at SurrealPolitiks, we do not aspire to make of ourselves a gossip column. Nor do we take a libertarian approach to people’s personal lives. So, we were met with a bit of a challenge as the news was flooded with remarks about South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem carrying on an extramarital affair with former Trump […]
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https://surrealpolitiks.com/podcast-player/2087/surrealpolitiks-member-chat-20230913.mp3Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 1:43:36 | Recorded on September 13, 2023It has been too long since we last spoke and I am looking forward to catching up with all of you. I am happy to report that I write to you from a brand new website! Well, it’s almost exactly...
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Right now, ChristopherCantwell.net and RadicalAgenda.com remain offline after nearly 24 hours. We have all data, and there is no security threat. We have not been “deplatformed” due to content concerns. But to solve this problem and make sure it does not happen again, we have to conduct some more extensive changes than we would have […]
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https://surrealpolitiks.com/podcast-player/2015/surrealpolitiks-member-chat-20230906.mp3Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 1:19:00 | Recorded on September 6, 2023This week has gotten off to a very interesting start, to say the least of it. As discussed on Monday, I had a rather lively discussion on a forum dedicated to discount web hosting, which exposed a number of important...
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In the constant rush of information dumped upon us by the Internet and modernity more broadly, it can be easy to get caught up in the distractions of the day and speak endlessly about the news or whatever ultimately inconsequential fluff is fed us by the people who do not want us to make any […]
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https://surrealpolitiks.com/podcast-player/1975/surrealpolitiks-member-chat-20230830.mp3Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 1:38:02 | Recorded on August 30, 2023Last week I had to skip our session to attend our first listener meetup. I am happy to report that things went well, and I hope you enjoyed the piece on Internal Monologue which I released in its place. This...
Written by SurrealPolitiks
Last week I had to skip our session to attend our first listener meetup. I am happy to report that things went well, and I hope you enjoyed the piece on Internal Monologue which I released in its place. This week I am home and I will be with you this evening, as we do […]
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Ukraine is back in the news after former prosecutor Viktor Shokin made an appearance on Fox News’s One Nation with Brian Kilmeade. Kilmeade, normally among the most shameless of pro-Ukraine propagandists, aired the interview last weekend, during which Shokin stated what is obvious to anyone who has been paying attention “Yes, they were being bribed” […]
