Contra Mundum

A conversation with C.Jay Engel and Glenn Arbery on the Southern critics, what they opposed, what they defended, and how their arguments challenge the modern American order.

This episode looks at how the rise of the United States helped unravel the Westphalian system built after the Peace of Westphalia. While the system began to weaken after World War I and World War II, it was the U.S. that reshaped it.

Wide-ranging conversation with C.Jay Engel and Lee Cogdon unpacking the life and legacy of George Kennan the architect of Soviet containment. We explore Kennan’s role in shaping early Cold War strategy, the intellectual foundations of containment, and how his ideas were interpreted (and often misapplied) by U.S. policymakers.

In this episode, CJay sits down with historian Sean McMeekin to discuss Joseph Stalin, the Soviet Union, and the true dynamics behind World War II.

In this episode, C.Jay sits down with Allan Carlson to discuss his intellectual journey, his concept of the “Natural Family,” and the decline of the traditional family in modern America. We explore the rise of neoconservatism, the distortions of radical individualism, the economic and cultural forces that have weakened family life, and whether the West has any real path toward renewal.Support the show: https://www.contramundumpod.com/

In this special AMA episode, CJ and Andrew answer questions from their listeners and Gary.Support the show: https://www.contramundumpod.com/

In this episode, C.Jay sits down with Josiah Lippincott to discuss his college dissertation, where he makes the case that Franklin D. Roosevelt was among the worst presidents in American history.Support the show: https://www.contramundumpod.com/Follow Josiah Lippincott on Twitter: https://x.com/jlippincott_?s=21

In this episode, C.Jay and Andrew examine how America’s history of slavery is frequently described as a uniquely western phenomenon and used as an excuse to destroy our way of life.Support the show: https://www.contramundumpod.com/

C.Jay Engel and Will Tanner sit down to discuss the history of Rhodesia and the competing narratives that still surround Rhodesia today.Support the show: https://www.contramundumpod.com/You can find Will on X @Will_Tanner_1

In this episode, we dive into Sam Francis’s essay “Equality” and unpack his critique of modern egalitarianism.Support the show: https://www.contramundumpod.com/

In this episode of the new Contra Mundum: Discussions With C. Jay Engel series, C. Jay talks with David Edgington, author of the new book, White Knights and Reviling Wives. Get White Knights and Reviling Wives: https://www.newchristendompress.com/store/p/white-knights-and-reviling-wives Visit David Edgington online, and get information about his books and counseling, at his website: https://compassionatecounselors.com/ Find C. Jay on X: https://x.com/contramordor

In this first episode of the new Contra Mundum: Conversations With C. Jay Engel series, C. Jay talks with Timon Cline, author of two new books on political theory and practice to be released this year, and of the essay, “The Protestant Solution: Party, Sect, and Machiavelli’s Transpolitical Problem” in American Reformer.Read Timon Cline’s essay: https://americanreformer.org/2026/01/the-protestant-solution/Find C. Jay on X: https://x.com/contramordor

Today on Contra Mundum: headlines on the Epstein files—is it all a nothing burger? What does it mean? And we discuss the final chapter of Peter Leithart’s Against Christianity. He’s made the case at length about what he is against, but what should we be for?

Minnesota has relented and begun cooperating with ICE, sending the State Patrol and local police to disperse agitators and protect their operations. Tom Homan has been sent in to conduct negotiations with Walz, Frey, and other leaders to honor immigration detainers. Trump unequivocally won this exchange. Leftist freaks are in shambles. Ilhan Omar is doing Jussie Smollett stuff. Protestors are storming Walz's office. This is a disaster for them. If you listen to much of the online right, unfortunately, they are certain that Trump has betrayed us, we've lost, Gavin Newsom is already president, we're all being put into camps, and our kidneys will be sold to buy missiles for Israel. But this is not so. The border is totally closed. After the BBB, ICE is nearly at full strength, mass deportations are finally happening, H1bs have been halved via bureaucratic scrutiny, the foreign student population is plummeting, and now a sanctuary state has been brought to heel. Where do things go from here? This, plus a discussion on Constantine from Leithart's Against Christianity.

Trump's DOJ has begun to make arrests in the leftwing disruption of the worship of Cities Church in Minnesota. Why did it take so long? Will Don Lemon be arrested? Will anyone get convicted? This plus further discussion of Against Ethics.

The Battle of Minneapolis rages in the week after an incident where a leftwing agitator lost her life while obstructing federal law enforcement operations. Will the administration have the resolve to see this out? Will the left be broken by this? Plus, we continue our journey through Leithart's Against Christianity.

Contra Mundum

The massive daycare and autism fraud in Minnesota has captured national attention. Will there be any significant arrests? Will there be mass denaturalizations and deportations? That and much, much more.

Today we do a quick livestream before Christmas. We'll take questions from the chat. MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Has the totalizing culture of affirmative action and DEI systematically shut white men out of employment and educational opportunities? That is the case that has been made by Jacob Savage's personal testimonial in Compact Magazine. We discuss this, plus Jeremy Carl's excellent review of the article. Plus, also we discuss the new Camp of the Saints audiobook with its narrator, Chad Newsom. Links: https://www.compactmag.com/article/th...https://jeremycarl.substack.com/p/why...https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Camp-o... To Donate to Whitleyville Reformation Church: https://buy.stripe.com/eVa28Xge63zpgC...

Just this past week the State Department released the 2025 National Security Strategy paper, usually a very boring document only policy wonks pay attention to. This one is far from that. In it, they articulated a radically shifting foreign policy priority, one that focuses entirely on the American sphere of influence in the Western Hemisphere, and NOT Europe, the Mid-East, or anywhere else. What does this mean for the future of the Empire? What does it mean for the future of globalism? To get your copy of the now released The Boniface Option, please go to: https://www.newchristendompress.com/s... To give a year-end donation to Whitleyville Reformation Church: https://buy.stripe.com/eVa28Xge63zpgC...

In 1992, Samuel T. Francis wrote in Chronicles Magazine:"The mission of the new nationalism mustbe not merely the winning of formalpolitical power through elections and roll-callvotes but also the acquisition of substantivesocial power and the displacement of theincumbent managerial elite of the regime byits own elite drawn from and representing theMiddle-American social stratum."Was he right about the way forward? Is this what is happening in America today?Get your copy of the latest, beautiful hardcover second edition of The Boniface Option today:https://www.newchristendompress.com/b...

Kevin DeYoung is the pre-eminent voice in mainstream, conservative Protestantism.And unlike nearly every other critic of Christian Nationalism, he appears to be entirely genuine and honest.In other words, he is someone to take seriously.This week, he wrote an article entitled "Six Questions for Christian Nationalists." Today, we cover this article and answer these questions of his.Get your copy of the hardcover release of The Boniface Option today!https://www.newchristendompress.com/s...

Thanksgiving has become engulfed by both Halloween and Christmas.Will a holiday that explicitly rooted in protestant Christianity and historic American experience survive the easily adopted consumerist holidays that surround it?Plus the 2025 Contra Mundum Turkey of the Year will be announced.We discuss this article in The American Sun: https://theamericansun.substack.com/p...The second edition of The Boniface Option is now available:https://www.newchristendompress.com/b...

Does Romans Chapter 11 predict a conversion of Israel to Christianity that is in our future?That is indeed the majority view, but what if that isn't correct?What if what Paul was talking about in Romans 11 was future to him but to us it is past?We examine the preterist reading of Romans 9-11 in James B. Jordan's paper "The Future of Israel Re-Examined."Get your copy of the new edition of The Boniface Option here:https://www.newchristendompress.com/b...

What is Israel today? What was the purpose of Israel in the Bible? Are Christians required to support the Israeli state today? What does Romans 11:26 mean?We discuss these questions as we begin to review James B. Jordan's 1991 essay, "The Future of Israel Re-Examined."Pre-orders are open for the Second Edition of The Boniface Option:https://www.newchristendompress.com/b...

After an abysmal interview with Laura Ingraham, in which President Trump defended H1-B visas and his admission of 600,000 Chinese students, some are declaring MAGA "dead."Is it?🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/63355347...

Ron Dodson and Stormy Waters join today.How will the globalist order come to an end?Will it last forever?Also did Israel First/NeoCons/Con. Inc. "take the bait" and marginalize themselves within MAGA with regard to Tucker?We discuss this and more!🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/63355347...

The fallout from Tucker Carlson's interview with Nick Fuentes continues.What is the furor actually about? What will the result of it all be when all is said and done.We also discuss:-The Arctic Frost Scandal-Pat Buchanan's 87th Birthday and his legacy-Christian persecution in Nigeria.Please go to contramundumpod.com to support the show!🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/63355347...

Big Eva fixture Carl Trueman—and longtime promoter of feminist Aimee Byrd—does not like that young men outside the institutions are able to criticize them effectively.So he wrote a big impotence-signaling article denouncing what he calls Gig Eva.We discuss this and more.Link to Jackson Family gofundme:https://www.gofundme.com/f/38u8ax-sup...🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/63355347...

With the Federal Government shut down, the Office of Management and Budget has the opportunity to cut massive amounts of the permanent, unelected government.Will this actually happen?We discuss this with Ron Dodson who recently wrote about this exact scenario for American Mind: https://americanmind.org/salvo/cuttin...We also discuss the Gaza Peace Deal and other topics.🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/63355347...

Federal agents attacked in Portland and Chicago.Local law enforcement ordered to stand down.What will the Trump Administration do?🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/63355347...

It has been over a week since Charlie Kirk's death.What happens now?Thousands of leftist ghouls are now unemployed.But will the antifa terror networks be destroyed? Will the NGOs supporting them have assets seized? Will anyone go to prison?We discuss all this and much more.Please support the sponsors who support us:Are you a business owner looking to strengthen your cyber security? Armored Haven is here to help you. Got to the link below to receive 3 months of free monitoring with any new service agreement.https://armoredhaven.com/contramundum/ Resurrection Design, Co is on a mission to help Christian businesses and churches flourish for the kingdom of Christ through bold and beautiful branding. If you want your website designed for free, be the first to sign up for a Brand Identity package. Visit https://resurrectiondesign.co/contra 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/63355347...

Are sacraments symbols or reality? Do they even "do" anything? We examine this and the deeper socio-political implications of the sacraments in Peter Leithart's Against Christianity.Please visit our sponsors if you want to support the show!Are you a business owner looking to strengthen your cyber security? Armored Haven is here to help you. Got to the link below to receive 3 months of free monitoring with any new service agreement.https://armoredhaven.com/contramundum/ Don’t settle for unhealthy pet products. Feed your dog the good stuff! Use code “NCP10” for a 10% off discount.https://summerspettreats.com/product/... This episode is brought to you by Mt Athos. Sustainably sourced goat dairy protein and other performance products. Listeners of the show get a 20% discount site-wide with code "NCP20".https://athosperform.com/🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/63355347...

Rite and ritual are not things that contemporary evangelical Christians seem to care much about. But does the historic, biblical Christian faith place importance on these things? Is our rejection of ritual due to our embrace of modernism and not because of a biblical spirituality?Contra Mundum is made possible by these sponsors:Don’t settle for unhealthy pet products. Feed your dog the good stuff! Use code “NCP10” for a 10% off discount.https://summerspettreats.com/product/... This episode is brought to you by Mt Athos. Sustainably sourced goat dairy protein and other performance products. Listeners of the show get a 20% discount site-wide with code "NCP20".https://athosperform.com/🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/63355347...

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We return to Chapter Two of Peter Leithart's Against Christianity, discussing what he calls "theology" versus the church's function as creating a mythos that undergirds social and cultural life.Check out the Farmer Bill's Provision's products. Click the link below to claim 20% off. https://farmerbillsprovisions.com/dis... Don’t settle for unhealthy pet products. Feed your dog the good stuff! Use code “NCP10” for a 10% off discount.https://summerspettreats.com/product/... Resurrection Design, Co is on a mission to help Christian businesses and churches flourish for the kingdom of Christ through bold and beautiful branding. If you want your website designed for free, be the first to sign up for a Brand Identity package. Visit https://resurrectiondesign.co/contra Are you a business owner looking to strengthen your cyber security? Armored Haven is here to help you. Got to the link below to receive 3 months of free monitoring with any new service agreement.https://armoredhaven.com/contramundum/ Support the show: https://contramundum.supercast.com/🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/63355347...

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Why would a theologian write a chapter entitled "Against Theology"? What does the study of theology say We continue our discussion of Peter Leithart's book, Against Christianity with his critique of theology.🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/63355347...

Today we are discussing Peter Leithart's book, Against Christianity.Peter Leithart’s Against Christianity is a Molotov cocktail lobbed at the milquetoast “religion” of modern Christianity. It’s not a hobby; it’s a totalizing way of life that spits in the face of secular sludge. Leithart dismantles the neutered, privatized faith, demanding a public, biblical, church-forged witness that burns bright.🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/63355347...

Today, Donald J. Trump signs the Big Beautiful Bill into law.A historic moment.Will mass deportations actually happen???🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/63355347...

In the eleventh hour, Donald Trump whipped just enough votes to pass what Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Temu Obama) decries as a bill for "mass deportations on steroids."Will things be as awesome as the leftoids fear? 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/63355347...

The partnership between Donald Trump and Elon Musk is apparently over!What is the cause of the rift? And what does it mean for the future of the Trump White House.Brought to you by:Check out the Farmer Bill's Provision's products. Click the link below to claim 20% off. https://farmerbillsprovisions.com/dis... Don’t settle for unhealthy pet products. Feed your dog the good stuff! Use code “NCP10” for a 10% off discount.https://summerspettreats.com/product/... Join the Contra Mundum crew at the 2025 New Christendom Press Conference. Use code "CM15” to claim 15% off your tickets.https://www.newchristendompress.com/2025 Support the show:https://contramundum.supercast.com/

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It's happening, we're back. The Overton window is shifting. There is no going back to the way things were.Check out the Farmer Bill's Provision's products. Click the link below to claim 20% off. https://farmerbillsprovisions.com/dis... Don’t settle for unhealthy pet products. Feed your dog the good stuff! Use code “NCP10” for a 10% off discount.https://summerspettreats.com/product/... This episode is brought to you by Mt Athos. Sustainably sourced goat dairy protein and other performance products. Listeners of the show get a 20% discount site-wide with code "NCP20".https://athosperform.com/Join the Contra Mundum crew at the 2025 New Christendom Press Conference. Use code "CM15” to claim 15% off your tickets. https://www.newchristendompress.com/2025Support the show:https://contramundum.supercast.com/

The last episode of our series on Vanguardism.Check out the Farmer Bill's Provision's products. Click the link below to claim 20% off. https://farmerbillsprovisions.com/dis...Join the Contra Mundum crew at the 2025 New Christendom Press Conference. Use code "CM15” to claim 15% off your tickets. https://www.newchristendompress.com/2025Support the show:https://contramundum.supercast.com/

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