Compact Podcast

Sohrab Ahmari and Nina Power join Geoff Shullenberger for an in-person podcast episode on the occasion of Compact's Christmas Party in Berkely, California. Topics of discussion include the recent hearings over free speech on college campuses and the general state of academia.  Compact Magazine is reader-supported. Become a member and gain unlimited access. https://compactmag.com/subscribe

George Santos gets booted, Henry Kissinger's death sets X ablaze, and Nikki Haley rises in the rankings. Sohrab Ahmari, Nina Power, and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz. Compact Magazine is reader-supported. Become a member and gain unlimited access. https://compactmag.com/subscribe

Philip Cunliffe joins to discuss his new Compact piece “Why Ukraine Realists Lost It Over Gaza.”   Compact Magazine is reader-supported. Become a member and gain unlimited access. https://compactmag.com/subscribe

Angela Nagle joins to discuss her new Compact piece “The Rage Behind the Dublin Riots.”   Compact Magazine is reader-supported. Become a member and gain unlimited access. https://compactmag.com/subscribe

Geert Wilders wins Dutch Election, American labor unions are internally torn over the Israel-Palestine conflict, and Eric Adams cites influx of refugees as reason for slashing New York City Budget. Compact Magazine is reader-supported. Become a member and gain unlimited access. https://compactmag.com/subscribe   Topics Discussed In This Episode: [00:00] - Geert Wilders wins Dutch Election [08:09] - American labor unions torn over Israel/Palestine [19:35] - New York City Budget Crisis stokes dialogue around migrants

Juan David Rojas joins to discuss his new Compact piece “How Javier Milei Defeated Peronism.”   Compact Magazine is reader-supported. Become a member and gain unlimited access. https://compactmag.com/subscribe

The center-establishment reclaims ground in both American and British politics, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a devout ex-Muslim/New-Atheist announces her conversion to Christianity, with criticism from many Christians online.  Support Independent Journalism:  Compact Magazine is reader-supported. Become a member and gain unlimited access. https://compactmag.com/subscribe  Topics Discussed In This Episode: [00:00] - What does David Cameron’s return to British politics say about the UK? [12:34] - The reversion of the GOP to Pre-Trump, 2011-esque neo-con messaging and policy. [22:12] - Ayaan Hirsi Ali converts to Christianity  

David Leonhardt (New York Times) joins to discuss his new book “Ours Was The Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream,” and Ryan Zickgraf joins to discuss his new Compact piece “The Quest for a New New Deal.”   Compact Magazine is reader-supported. Become a member and gain unlimited access. https://compactmag.com/subscribe Topics Discussed In This Episode: [00:00] - Ours Was The Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream [04:34] - Biden’s economic policies, and how current inflation is making long-standing economic issues worse for many Americans [06:23] - Where does Neoliberal economics come from? [15:25] - Where does growth fit into a healthy economic hierarchy of values and goals? (Discussing the 3 main promises of the American Dream) [21:09] - The three power bases in American economics - labor, corporations, and government.  [26:01] - What will it take to increase the power of labor? [27:58] - Assessing the Biden Administration - is Joe Biden a transformational figure in American economic policy?  

Pro-Palestine Protests scheduled for Armistice Day cause controversy and concern in the UK, Biden is polling beneath Trump, but the rest of the GOP has poor showing on local and ballot measure election night 2023, and several marijuana legalization measures pass even in Red States. Support Independent Journalism:  Compact Magazine is reader-supported. Become a member and gain unlimited access. https://compactmag.com/subscribe In This Episode: [00:00] - Controversy in London re: Pro-Palestine Armistice Day Protests [17:00] - How will the US Response to Israel-Palestine affect the Muslim voting bloc in 2024? [22:30] - Biden now polling beneath Trump, many Biden voters willing to switch to Trump for 2024. [26:56] - Election Night 2023 results for local, special, state and ballot measures displays a disunited and visionless Republican Party outside of Trump’s federal vision [33:42] - Republicans are fighting the wrong culture war: Why abortion may be a losing issue [40:20] - What do ballot measures to legalize marijuana in Red States reflect about Republican and Independent voters?  [46:05] - The GOP Primary Debate in Miami: Another meaningless VP audition  

Cancel Culture hits left-wing anti-Zionists in the worlds of art and academia, the US stays firm in it’s policy of discouraging escalation to regional war in Israel, and American GDP rose by 4.9% last quarter.   Support Independent Journalism:  Compact Magazine is reader-supported. Become a member and gain unlimited access. https://compactmag.com/subscribe Topics Discussed In This Episode: [00:00] - Left wing artists cancelled by art institutions in the wake of their support of Hamas [10:23] - Brief overview of the current state of the Israel conflict and the US’ policy of containment. [14:33] - Pro-Israel influence in academia has failed to systematically impact content and messaging within classrooms and student groups [21:53] - Where do anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism intersect? [27:10] - New numbers show a nearly 5% GDP growth last quarter, a number many believed to be impossible in a modern American economy.