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Get access to The Backroom, with 100+ exclusive episodes of 1Dime Radio, on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDime 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. Book: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-legitimacy-in-liberal-democracies.html Website: https://benjaminstudebaker.com/ Substack: https://bmstudebaker.substack.com/ FOLLOW 1Dime: Substack: https://1dimereview.substack.com/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonyof1dime/ Main 1Dime YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1Dimee MY BOOK Post-Left Theory: https://postlefttheory.com/ Leave a like, comment, and subscribe. Give 1Dime Radio a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. #1DimeRadio #BenjaminStudebaker #MarkCarney #Trump #AI #Geopolitics

OUR NEW BOOK, POST-LEFT THEORY: https://a.co/d/0fEeLK5w Get access to The Backroom, with 100+ exclusive episodes of 1Dime Radio, on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDime 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! You can listen to 1Dime Radio on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get podcasts. Timestamps: 0:00 Cold Open: Previewing Our New Book 3:02 1Dime Radio Intro 4:00 Announcing Post-Left Theory 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/ TUCON 2026 / CanonFest: https://canontcg.com/canonfest Support Canon Card Game: TCG Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/canontcg/canon-tcg?ref=android_project_share FOLLOW 1Dime: 1Dime Radio YouTube: https://youtube.com/@1dimeradio Substack: https://1dimereview.substack.com/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonyof1dime/ Main 1Dime YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1Dimee Leave a like, comment, and subscribe. Give 1Dime Radio a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.

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 Support 1Dime on Patreon to get access to over 100 exclusive episodes of the 1Dime Radio podcast and private Discord access: https://www.patreon.com/c/OneDime 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.

Get access to The Backroom, with 100+ exclusive episodes of 1Dime Radio, on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDime 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. You can listen to 1Dime Radio on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get podcasts. 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? 55:53 The Lost Socialist History of America 1:03:19 The Soviet Union, Stalin, 1:12:37 The American Communist Party, AI and Economic Planning 1:19:27 “Actually Existing Socialism” and Marxism-Leninism debate 1:27:52 1:32:19 Markets vs. Planning 1:40:52 Do Markets Even Exist Anymore? 1:48:39 AI, Desire, and Cybernetics 1:51:55 Why I Finally Interviewed Haz GUEST: Haz Al-Din: Chairman of the American Communist Party and host of Infrared Infrared: https://infrared.gg/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/infraredshow X/Twitter: https://x.com/InfraHaz American Communist Party: https://acp.us/ FOLLOW 1Dime: 1Dime Radio YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@1dimeradio Substack: https://1dimereview.substack.com/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonyof1dime/ Main 1Dime YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1Dimee Leave a like, comment, and subscribe. Give 1Dime Radio a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.

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!