New Discourses
By New Discourses
Pursuing the light of objective truth in subjective darkness.
Episodes (5)
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Totalitarianism and Fantasies of the Sinless Man
The episode argues that both communism and fascism are rooted in a shared, dangerous myth: the prelapsarian fantasy—a belief in a perfect, sinless human state before corruption by society or race. James Lindsay traces this idea from Marx’s vision of a 'species
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What Seizing the Means of Production Really Means
The episode dismantles the myth that 'seizing the means of production' is merely an economic concept, revealing it as a core mechanism of totalitarianism across ideologies. James Lindsay argues that communism, fascism, and Nazism—though different in rhetoric a
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Radical Ideology as Therapy for the Humiliated Psyche
James Lindsay presents a radical thesis: the world's most destructive ideologies—from Nazism and communism to Islamism and modern 'woke' movements—are not merely political programs, but psychological therapies for the humiliated psyche. Drawing from Alexander
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How American Foreign Aid to Israel Supports America
The idea that U.S. foreign aid to Israel is a wasteful drain on American taxpayers is a myth, according to James Lindsay of New Discourses. He dismantles the narrative that this $3.8 billion annual aid package harms the U.S. economy, revealing instead that it
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What Are The Protocols of the Elders of Zion?
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion is not a real document but a deliberate anti-Semitic fabrication created by the Russian secret police in the early 20th century to scapegoat Jews for political unrest and justify oppression under the Tsar. Despite being expo
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