Kontrarian Korner Kontrarian Korner #60 - E.M. Burlingame
Yesterday I had E.M. Burlingame back on the podcast, and we covered a bunch of different topics. We hit on everything from current events and geopolitics, estrogen based warfare, where he sees the US headed over the next several years and longer term, and the hyper-financialized economies of the West. I will be having him back on soon to discuss what he is working on in the health and medicine area, and why it is extremely important for people to understand some of the things that have happened with food and medicine over the last 80 years. You can find him on Twitter (after a return from a hiatus), or on his Substack below.
Podcast Summary
* Current events across the world, including what is going on in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and here in the US.
* Why he sees recent events as part of one big color revolution, and his view on estrogen based warfare.
* How the events in Israel and Iran might play out, and why Iran is stronger than many in the West think.
* Why the US empire is pulling back due to financial constraints.
* The LA riots, immigration, and the prospect for more civil unrest.
* The coming Constitutional crisis, the power of judges, and why the local level is extremely important moving forward.
* What he sees as the 2026 midterm elections approach.
* How the coming generational change might impact the path of the US.
* How the events in 2020 and lockdowns were a dividing line for recent events.
* Why he thinks America’s best years are still ahead if we can get through the bumpy period he sees coming over the next decade.
* The potential for the US to end up in a more hierarchical form of government like a Constitutional monarchy.
* His view on Europe and the path forward there.
* How technology and warfare has changed, but some important aspects have stayed the same.
* What he sees coming for the hyper-financialization for economies across the West.
* Why the West has a collateral problem, and how the US could create a sovereign wealth fund
* Book Recommendation: The Secret History of Mongol Queens by Jack Weatherford.
Kontrarian Korner is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.kontrariankorner.com/subscribe