Beau is joined once again by the tremendous Apostolic Majesty, as they conclude their chat about the origins of World War One. This week they discuss the political context immediately before The July Crisis of 1914, and then an in Thumbnail: "Archduke Franz…

COVID Narratives are Falling Apart Full Podcast + Links: https://www.lotuseaters.com/the-podcast-of-the-lotus-eaters-335-23-02-2022

The West Sanctions Russia Full Podcast + Links: https://www.lotuseaters.com/the-podcast-of-the-lotus-eaters-335-23-02-2022

John explores the reasons why Hollywood adaptations of magical fantasy invariably degenerate into political schlock, in the context of Amazon's disastrous remake of the Lord of the Rings. Listen to the Audio Version

Russia began pre-emptive strikes into Ukraine on Thursday morning in the first stage of an all-out invasion of the country by land, air, and sea.  In the largest attack of its kind by one European state against another since World War II, footage and images…

Ukrainian airspace has been shut down to civilian aircraft after a newly issued alert warned of “potential hazards” amid the Russian invasion of the country.  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday morning announced a “special operation” aimed…

Explosions have been reported in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.  In a live Sky News broadcast from the capital, smoke columns were seen rising across the horizon as confirmations of cruise and ballistic missile strikes across Ukraine continue to grow.

Silver Members - Listen to Audio Version New scholarly biographies of key figures in the critical theory tradition have been published recently, and their protagonists’ careers reviewed in sometimes unexpected ways. The other week, John Gray, a conservative…

Music Theory is Not Racist Full Podcast + Links: https://www.lotuseaters.com/the-podcast-of-the-lotus-eaters-335-23-02-2022

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has deployed “additional defensive land and air forces” to its eastern flank to increase the ability of its forces “to respond to all contingencies” in light of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Carl and Callum discuss the grim consequences of Trudeau's victory over the truckers, what the lockdowns have done to us all, and how the demand for racism is deeply underserved by the supply.
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Russian media has reported that the Ukrainian military has damaged two civilian vessels in the Sea of Azov using missiles.  The attack, reportedly on ships identified as the oiler ‘SGV-Flot’ and general cargo ship ‘Seraphim Sarovskiy’, injured one person…

There is a certain type of pseudointellectual exercise that never quite seems able to die. As soon as one incarnation falls out of favour, another ten spring forth like the slavering heads of the mythical hydra. It has dominated the typology of person

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The Consequences of Lockdowns are Dire Full Podcast + Links: https://www.lotuseaters.com/the-podcast-of-the-lotus-eaters-336-24-02-2022

Carl discusses one of the few critical race theory essays that has genuine intellectual merit to which conservatives should pay close attention. Listen to the Audio Version

It is probably fair to say that until 1999 few people in Britain, other than academics or left-wing militants, had ever heard of the expression ‘institutional racism’. That year, the Macpherson Report into the murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence…

Demand For Racism Outstrips Supply Full Podcast + Links: https://www.lotuseaters.com/the-podcast-of-the-lotus-eaters-336-24-02-2022