Debate Expectations, Kurtis' Contributions, and the Effect of Altruism Movement

This week on Upstream, political scientist and writer Ricard Hanania returns to the show. Erik and Richard discuss wokeness, the Israel-Palestine conflict, the mythos of the modern right, Richard's upcoming debate with Curtis Yarvin, and more.

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LINKS

Richard's Substack: https://substack.com/@richardhanania

Tickets to Richard's debate with Curtis Yarvin: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yarvin-vs-hanania-monarchy-vs-democracy-moderated-by-anna-khachiyan-tickets-796276132347

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(02:31) Wokeness, DEI, and the removal of university presidents

(06:44) How the Israel-Palestine conflict is affecting DEI

(08:22) American sentiment towards Israel-Palestine

(17:09) Sponsor | Shopify

(18:46) Richard's foreign policy perspective on Israel-Palestine

(23:02) Nietzschean Liberalism

(25:39) How much truth can people take?

(30:44) Technology as a spiritual north star

(32:39) Reactionary feminism

(38:34) Male status & birth rates

(41:49) How important is IQ?

(45:29) How to discuss difficult truths

(48:00) Richard's debate with Curtis Yarvin

(54:39) Understanding Effective Altruism

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