Contra Mundum

With the recent social media phenomenon of women finding out how often men think about Ancient Rome, the ubiquitous comparisons between late-imperial Rome and the dying American Empire have appeared.It is a good time to revisit this article by Michael Anton which has aged extremely well: https://archive.ph/zsTNVWhat if there is no clear historical analog to give us a roadmap for our future? What if our situation is entirely unprecedented in world history?

The G3 Conference came and went, but not before Owen Strachan courageously took a stand against something no one anywhere believes.We discuss why the evangelical industrial complex plays rhetorical games like this, what is behind their attacks on Christian Nationalism, and what this means for the future.We also discuss Donald Trump's terrible comments on abortion, what his candidacy means in the greater meta-political picture, how electoral politics has changed after Dobbs, and why Pro Life, Inc. has always been horrible and how this has become even more obvious after Roe was overturned.

Was Joe McCarthy right? Did communists infiltrate all of American society and even the government in the middle of the 20th Century?Is the country we now have the result of this communist infiltration? What exactly happened here that caused everything to go so bad, so quickly?Well, yes, but it is a lot more complex than that.Lafayette Lee joins us for Part 2 of our discussion the political revolution that was the New Deal and the infiltration of communists controlled by the Soviet Union.

Most Americans catechized in the Regime historical narrative believe that the New Deal was a tremendously successful economic program that brought America out of the Great Depression and that FDR was the savior of America both with regard to the domestic economic disaster and the Second World War.But to those who would depart from the approved court history, the New Deal was a radical political revolution that removed popular sovereignty from the elected legislature and established a managerial Regime, erecting a massive administrative state that actually governs the nation and discarding the constitutional republic that had existed since 1787. All that remained was a nominal constitution. Now, the actual political power is in the hands of legions of unelected bureaucrats and apparatchiks that have increasingly become a truly totalitarian regime.Lafayette Lee (@Partisan_O) joins us to discuss the revolutionary change to the American republic that occurred in the middle of the 20th Century, and what it means for us now 90 years later.Lee's work can be found at im1776.com and ruins.substack.comHis Oppenheimer review mentioned in the broadcast can be found here: https://im1776.com/christopher-nolan-sleight-of-hand/

The "normie," the "grill American," or whatever you want to call the regular person who does not take much interest in the ongoing political and cultural revolution is a force that is almost always only ever acted upon.What happens when they become radicalized? What will it take for a substantial number of them to be radicalized?We also discuss what it means for evangelical Christianity to be "Longhoused."For reference to that term: https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2023/02/what-is-the-longhouse

So often, "meritocracy" is presented as the antidote to wokeness. But is it? Is it possible that meritocracy is just the other side of the coin of liberalism compared to DEI? When civilization still existed a century before did the people pine for meritocracy? Or did they live in a different way?Are there problems with meritocracy that people do not recognize? Is having a technocratic regime supervising your hiring decisions really what you want?Nate Fischer of New Founding joins Contra Mundum to discuss this as well as all the recent attacks on the New Christian Right in recent weeks and to explain what it all means and the way forward for us.We hope you enjoy!

Oliver Anthony's viral hit has become a litmus test for many in the online Christian world.Some evangelical leaders and movement conservative pundits immediately denounced the song for its obvious populist themes. Other online Christians took an opportunity to "Jesus juke" saying Appalachia "needs the gospel, not political or cultural change." As if the two are opposed!The song gave CJay an opportunity to be attacked by hundreds of leftists and other bio-leninists for calling for southern reparations. We discussed the South's place in Western history, hierarchical society, the political problem of slavery in the 19th Century, and how we should approach these difficult and contentious topics.

This week we discuss the recent very sad incident with a fedpoasting Utah man who met his end at the hands of an FBI SWAT team. What are we to think of the phenomenon of angry, frustrated Boomers venting on social media? What does the church have to offer men like this?We also discuss the new Cold War between the GAE and BRICS as it is playing out in Africa.We close out the show with a conversation on "just follow the Consitution and love liberty" as a political strategy. Who is going to make them "just follow the constitution"? How do written constitutions even work without anyone to enforce them? What do you do when the Constitution is only ever enforced against your side? Is it possible that a state of emergency can exist where you are forced to take extra-constitutional action to restore constitutional order? What did George Washington do if not that? Or the great movement conservative hero, Abraham Lincoln, for that matter (from their perspective anyway)?

Jon Harris from @ConversationsThatMatterpodcast joins us to discuss Big Evangelicalism.Since 2020, the fractures that have long existed within evangelicalism have become impossible to ignore. We discuss the direction things will take, strategies for the future, and what a faithful, rightist Christian remnant will do in the insanity that is sure to continue.

Russell Moore wrote in the Atlantic recently about evangelical "homelessness" he feels because of MAGA Republican fundamentalists. Why do these types talk like this? What do they really mean? And how is it used to destroy all that we love and hold dear?Also, we discuss the latest Emmett Till controversy and how narratives used to support revolutionary political change shouldn't be treated as sacrosanct.

We finally have been able to get the audio-only episodes up. We will fill in the backlog of missing episodes soon. But please enjoy episode 23.This week we discuss the Ray Epps defamation suit, why foreign policy is the key to understanding the Regime's priorities, and why mainstream evangelicalism is totally unprepared for transgenderism and all the other devastations of Trashworld.

We are joined by @CharlesHaywood to discuss Carl Schmitt, "No Enemies To The Right," just how vulnerable is the Regime?, and so much more.You can find Charles' work at theworthyhouse.com.The Anton article Charles referenced: https://newcriterion.com/issues/2021/...

After a surprisingly low-energy campaign announcement speech and being indicted by a Regime kangaroo court, President Trump made his triumphant return, appearing on a CNN townhall and embarrassing a braindead journalist.I'm thinking we're back?ANDREW LINKSGab: @BonifaceOptionTwitter: @BonifaceOptionWriting: news.gab.com/tag/andrew-iskerCJAY LINKSTwitter: @contramordorSubstack: cjayengel.substack.com

The controversy over Christian Nationalism rages on.We are joined by Joshua Abbotoy, Executive Director of New Founding, 2023 Claremont Lincoln Fellow, and Oxford comma disrespecter, to discuss the recent online uproar over the fight to return to a Christian America.ANDREW LINKSGab: @BonifaceOptionTwitter: @BonifaceOptionWriting: news.gab.com/tag/andrew-iskerCJAY LINKSTwitter: @contramordorSubstack: cjayengel.substack.com

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Can a return to the principles of liberalism defeat wokeness?We discuss the recent Chronicles article by Paul Gottfried (article here) and the resulting controversy with James Lindsay.We also briefly discuss:1. Andrew's article in Gab News along similar lines, showing that liberal, pluralistic, neutral society was never going to last.2. Uber Daniel Perry's conviction of murder in what the police declared was a justified homicide of the BLM scumbag who pointed an AR at him.3. Our utter disdain for doxxers.

Trump Arrested, Ricky Vaughn Convicted, and Mark Driscoll resurfaces.And so on.ANDREW LINKSGab: @BonifaceOptionTwitter: @BonifaceOptionWriting: news.gab.com/tag/andrew-iskerCJAY LINKSTwitter: @contramordorSubstack: cjayengel.substack.com

This week we talk about the massacre in Nashville and the media's response. And we were happy to welcome Stephen Wolfe to the show and talk about his book and other related matters.STEPHEN LINKSTwitter: @PerfInJustPatreon: Patreon.com/StephenWolfePodcast: ars-politica.captivate.fmANDREW LINKSGab: @BonifaceOptionTwitter: @BonifaceOptionWriting: news.gab.com/tag/andrew-iskerCJAY LINKSTwitter: @contramordorSubstack: cjayengel.substack.com

Tune in for our MOST CONTROVERSIAL episode yet:Did Ron DeSantis walk back his non-interventionist take on Ukraine?Is CHINA using TIKTOK to Tr4nzz Your Kids?Is it COWARDLY to not confront a man in the protected class when he verbally abuses you and your family?ANDREW LINKSGab: @BonifaceOptionTwitter: @BonifaceOptionWriting: news.gab.com/tag/andrew-iskerCJAY LINKSTwitter: @contramordorSubstack: cjayengel.substack.com

State of Emergency, Rick Warren, and WWIIANDREW LINKSGab: @BonifaceOptionTwitter: @BonifaceOptionWriting: news.gab.com/tag/andrew-iskerCJAY LINKSTwitter: @contramordorSubstack: cjayengel.substack.com

Big Eva, Christian Nationalism, and the Horrors of ModernityANDREW LINKSGab: @BonifaceOptionTwitter: @BonifaceOptionWriting: news.gab.com/tag/andrew-iskerCJAY LINKSTwitter: @contramordorSubstack: cjayengel.substack.com

In this episode we discuss the controversy surrounding Scott Adams, as he breached the boundaries of permissible discourse. We talk about the American dilemma of race and how it is a problem that has always been lying under the surface, but it's time for conservatives to face realities. We end with talking about the El Salvador video of the criminals being completely humiliated and rounded up.We mentioned this book: The Dispossessed MajorityWe mentioned the new Chronicles Magazine PodcastANDREW LINKSGab: @BonifaceOptionTwitter: @BonifaceOptionWriting: news.gab.com/tag/andrew-iskerCJAY LINKSTwitter: @contramordorSubstack: cjayengel.substack.com

Would National Divorce be good for regular Americans? Is it feasible? Is it treasonous?Is Vivek Ramaswamy going to revive American national identity? What is an American?What is more important? GDP or the well-being of American families?ANDREW LINKSGab: @BonifaceOptionTwitter: @BonifaceOptionWriting: news.gab.com/tag/andrew-iskerCJAY LINKSTwitter: @contramordorSubstack: cjayengel.substack.com

We discuss the Rihannafication of American culture, the Ohio situation (is it a conspiracy?), the Hawley policy initiative to make age restrictions on internet use, and more!ANDREW LINKSGab: @BonifaceOptionTwitter: @BonifaceOptionWriting: news.gab.com/tag/andrew-iskerCJAY LINKSTwitter: @contramordorSubstack: cjayengel.substack.com

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