The AI Race, & Iran War Fail, & US-Canada Fallout (Ft. Benjamin Studebaker)

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