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Politics is one of the only practical disciplines where none of the main concepts have clear, coherent definitions. We define ourselves with terms like "left” and "right" and we believe in things like "democracy," “markets,” "capitalism" and "socialism" even though we don’t really know what any of these words actually mean. This series aims to make sense out of the political muddle that we've inherited from media, academia, and from decades of cold war propaganda, so that we can figure what it is that we want when it comes to politics, and how we can achieve it.

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17 – Socialism for Conservatives, Free Markets for Socialists and the Tyranny of Property Rights

2026/01/28

Today, free markets are championed as the foundation of capitalism, while socialists argue that free markets cause growing inequality and exploitation of the working classes, and thus need to be constrained by the state, or else abolished entirely. But in... Continue Reading →

16.1 – A Realistic Solution to the Forever Housing Crisis (make it happen!)

2025/12/16

In this episode we outline: How to build enough affordable housing for everyone using an existing housing model that’s proven to work. How to pay for it. How to convert existing market rate housing into affordable housing. How we can... Continue Reading →

12.3 The Great Land Theft (secret history of Israel / Palestine pt. 3)

2025/11/23

In this chapter of Secret History of Israel/Palestine, we look how the small urban elite stole much of region’s land from it’s rightful peasant owners, turning them from an independent tribal peasantry, into a class of impoverished, indebted tenants on... Continue Reading →

12.2 Fellahin and Bedouin in the Ottoman Empire (secret history of Israel / Palestine pt. 2)

2025/10/17

Who were the people of Palestine and what were their lives about in the late 19th century, before the first Zionists began arriving from Europe in the 1880s? This episode focuses on the fellahin – the peasants of Palestine... Continue Reading →

16 – Dumbundance: can the “Abundance Agenda” fix the eternal housing crisis?

2025/09/02

In the book Abundance, left liberal authors Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson identify unnecessary bureaucracy and red tape as an important factor in why there is a shortage of housing across the USA. Very quickly, billionaires and powerful donors have... Continue Reading →

15 – How Inequality of Wealth and Power are like Obesity and Diabetes

2025/08/04

Why are human beings so greedy and why are our societies so hierarchical, if our ancestors were so fiercely egalitarian? What is “human nature” in this regard? A new theory about inequality of wealth and power in human societies.... Continue Reading →

Hello, Fellow Jews! How Lies About Oslo led to the Destruction of Gaza

2025/07/01

My message to Jewish supporters of the war in Gaza. (TIMESTAMPS BELOW) TO SUPPORT MY EXISTENCE: PAYPAL ONE TIME OR MONTHLY DONATIONS: PATREON PER EPISODE DONATIONS: KO-FI ONE TIME OR MONTHLY DONATIONS: TRANSCRIPT BIBLIOGRAPHY / WORKS CITED VIDEO... Continue Reading →

14 – Why Elites Ruined the Meaning of the Left Right Political Spectrum (and we need it back!)

2025/05/30

Market Exit, like many others before him, tells us that the left-right political spectrum is obsolete and does more harm than good. That’s because he doesn’t know what they mean. This video explains: 1. What the political left and right... Continue Reading →

13 – “Nationalism vs. Globalism”: Why is the Populist Right on the Rise?

2025/05/01

Why are nationalist / populist / far right candidates and parties getting elected all around the world? Why isn’t the populist left enjoying the same success? Why does inequality keep getting worse nomatter who gets elected? PAYPAL ONE TIME OR... Continue Reading →

12.1 – The Jews of Europe and the rise of Zionism (secret history of Israel / Palestine, Part I)

2025/04/01

This series focuses on those aspects of the origins of the Israel/Palestine conflict that partisans on both sides mutually ignore. This episode examines jewish life in Europe and the conditions leading to the rise of Zionism until the first wave... Continue Reading →

Q&A on the ABCs of Israel/Palestine

2024/04/30

This is a Q&A where I respond to questions and critiques about episode 12: The ABC’s of Israel/Palestine (https://youtu.be/OLr_VCqnId0) and also go off on a whole bunch of related tangents. TIMESTAMPS BELOW! BIBLIOGRAPHY: https://www.patreon.com/posts/102834580 (no paywall) I purposefully don’t monetize... Continue Reading →

Brainstorm: Israel/Palestine – Who Started It?

2024/04/23

What was supposed to be an informal QnA about the “Israel/Palestine ABCs” episode, turned into a What is Politics “live” brainstorm session à la Matt Christman “grillstream,” where I discuss my arguments and readings on who and what started the... Continue Reading →

12: From “Never Again” to “There are No Uninvolved Civilians”: The ABC’s of the Israel/Palestine Conflict

2024/03/05

Elites use identity, particularly national identity, as a way of advancing their own interests, often against the interests of the populations that they pretend to represent. But before we can understand this, we need an ABC of the conflict, to... Continue Reading →

9.2 – Equity, Equality and Lizard People: When Social Control Masquerades as Social Justice

2023/08/10

When ideas and movements that threaten to overturn established hierarchies of power are absorbed into elite institutions like Ivy League universities and for-profit corporations, they get transformed into ideas that support the status quo, while remaining cloaked in the language... Continue Reading →

11.1 Why the Russian Revolution Failed: When Rich Kids do all the Socialism

2023/03/21

The leaders of the Russian Revolutions of February and October 1917 sought to establish socialism: a deeply democratic economic and political system where the employee/employer relationship is abolished, and where workers control their workplaces, the means of production and the... Continue Reading →

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4.8 out of 5

126 reviews

★★★★★

qiuranke 2025/12/09

Underrated gem!

Each episode is very well researched. The content is objective and cut through all the BS people have been fed. I hope more people can give it a try!

★★★★★

Teacup775 2025/07/21

I’ve listened to many hours now

And somebody with just a bit of anthropology education I can say everything he sang squares with the information I learned in the mid 80s and the scra...

★★★★★

xBrianH 2025/07/11

The perfect dose

I came across on this podcast after I saw a Goodreads reviewer I follow and trust for their thoughtful and insightful reviews recommended it. I too hi...

★★★★★

Cccccccccccccc987 2025/02/16

Very informative and entertaining

Just learned about the podcast as I have been watching his channel on YouTube. Love the information and how it is presented.

★★★★★

jvonachen 2024/07/28

I give about $10 a month

Episode 11.1 was the gateway drug for me, why communism failed. Especially the part where the rich kids are trying to “hang” with the peasants. Hila...

★★★★★

Lorena Webber 2024/03/17

Excellent!

This is an excellent podcast!!! I have learned so much and truly appreciate the content!

★★★★★

KaleChipCarrotTop 2024/02/02

REQUIRED “READING”

I wanted to write a full essay as a review, and I still might do that… but just to get something on the books, I’ll say here that this podcast says AL...

★★★★★

cneieocnei 2024/01/10

Essential

I don’t think I’ve ever come across a more compelling, well-researched, and thoroughly listenable podcast about politics. Daniel does an incredible jo...

★★★★★

Common_Cause 2024/01/09

One of a Kind

Super clear materialist analysis informed by political anthropology, entertaining and jargon-free explainations. Daniel is the real deal. "What is Pol...

★★★★★

gmarkv10 2023/12/07

Political education with integrity

Found this series on YouTube but rating here as well. This should be a great listen no matter where you fall on the political spectrum

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