Political commentator and contrarian (but don’t call him that) Richard Hanania talks about his transition from callow supporter of Barack Obama through the fringes of Internet reactionary libertarianism and back to good old fashioned American conservatism, only to find that such a thing hardly exists any more. He tells us that Trump is bad, the Covid vaccine is good, and either extreme is prone to be wrong. Maybe the middle isn't all that bad? Hanania steps on a copyright landmine, makes cartoon quips, and advocates for cultural changes that would be recognizable to grey-heads like Nina and Corinna who grew up in the 70s and 80s. Is he sincere, or is this a ploy to outrage his audience and expand his social media reach? You decide.

Links:

Crying At Starbucks (AI song directed by Corinna): https://suno.com/song/5c8cc286-dc79-4e46-87e2-4c18dd06f8fb

Richard Hanania’s Newsletter: https://www.richardhanania.com/

Links to books, podcasts etc.: https://www.richardhanania.com/about

on twitter: https://x.com/RichardHanania

Please Don’t Call Me “Heterodox”: https://www.richardhanania.com/p/please-dont-call-me-heterodox

Against Intellectual Property by Stephan Kinsella: https://mises.org/library/book/against-intellectual-property

This Land Is Mine: https://youtu.be/8tIdCsMufIY?si=YRDGf5mspFd9K60t