In my latest livestream, TGS contributor Robert Patton-Spruill and I talk briefly about rising tensions with Venezuela, then move on to New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani and his proposed policies. If you’ve been paying attention to Mamdani, you know the litany: expand free childcare, make buses free and fast, freeze rent in rent-stabilized apartments, and tax the rich to pay for all of it. Those are his campaign promises, anyway. But how much of his agenda does he have the power to put into practice?
Then we head straight into the gutter, where Jeffrey Epstein continues to wreak havoc from beyond the grave. Recently released emails seem to show that Trump and Epstein had a closer relationship than the president wants to admit. Then again, it turns out that a lot of people had closer relationships with Epstein than they want to admit. In the midst of the recriminations, accusations, and bruised reputations, I’m left with one thought: thank God I never met the guy!
Nick Fuentes’s appearance on Tucker Carlson’s show continues to expose ideological rifts on the right. When I first learned about Fuentes, I couldn’t believe that anyone would take him seriously. He seemed like a clown to me. But many do take him seriously, not least because his criticisms of Israel (some of which cross the line into antisemitism) have much more sympathy today than they did a few years ago. No matter how despicable some of his views are, he can’t simply be written off as a mere provocateur. Robert and I discuss what his new prominence means for today’s conservatism and why my conception of Black Patriotism offers an alternative vision of morally accountable nationalism.
We wrap up the stream with AI. I’ve lately become an avid user of ChatGPT, which I’ve found tremendously helpful as a research and brainstorming tool. I was initially skeptical, but I tell Robert how AI tools have helped guide me through some really sophisticated material, like Daniel Bell’s The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism and Kenneth Arrow’s social choice theory. It can be a lot of fun, too, as you’ll see when we sample an AI-generated soul “cover” of Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power.”
The schedule for my next stream may be a little different than usual. I’m planning to do another two-hour episode with John McWhorter, including our monthly Q&A (the thread is now available for those who want to ask questions). We’ll have the time and date nailed down shortly—watch this space.
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