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Elon Musk called artificial intelligence the biggest existential threat in human history. That was 2014. Now it's 2026, the models are writing their own code, data centers are triggering bitter political fights, and Pope Leo just made AI the focus of his first encyclical.
Public sentiment on AI has cratered faster than any technology in memory. College graduates are booing commencement speakers who mention it. Google's I/O ‘26 keynote, focused on its ongoing AI projects, pulled over 8 million views on YouTube but less than 30,000 likes. Meanwhile, a recent Edelman poll found that China is highly enthusiastic about AI adoption, polling at 44% net approval compared to America’s 32% net disapproval.
Job loss, dehumanization, and plain old AI addiction are all crucial issues for Americans to grapple with, but is the revolt against AI pointed in the right direction?
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I sat down with political scientist and co-founder of Unified Solutions America Wilfred Reilly to discuss the state of the woke left, the toxic feedback loop between radical feminism and the manosphere, and the ongoing battle over American identity.
We get into:
* The SPLC federal indictment and allegations of funding white supremacist groups
* Why woke isn’t dead and how society keeps moving to the left
* How radical feminism set the stage for the manosphere to thrive
* Why young men and women have stopped getting together
* The “toaster lover problem” and how the internet concentrates fringe behavior
* Why neither the woke left nor the red pill right works for normal people
* The Hamas-Israel conflict and why Reilly says Israel is clearly in the right
* America as Rome and whether we’re heading toward empire
* Race, IQ, and how to have an honest conversation about group differences
* Where Reilly sees human civilization in 100 years
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Outline:
[0:00] The SPLC indictment
[15:06] Wokeness in Trump’s 2nd term
[27:33] Are young men going too far?
[38:49] The reality of racism in 2026
[43:47] How the social sciences lie with data
[49:00] Why are we uncomfortable judging behavior?
[55:18] Is the dating crisis driving political insanity?
[1:04:33] How the internet amplifies weird niches
[1:09:38] Inoculate yourself against novelty addiction
[1:17:07] How religion and community create stability
[1:21:39] Critical theory can’t build anything
[1:25:57] Abolishing social rules drives people crazy
[1:34:39] We’re overthinking the Israel-Gaza war
[1:46:23] How impactful is antisemitism?
[1:54:00] Where is American civilization headed?
[2:02:16] Will America follow Rome’s path?
[2:07:09] Why Wilfred is optimistic for the future
[2:13:49] An honest take on race and IQ
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The UN's top climate body just quietly buried the doomsday scenario that drove the past 15 years of climate panic, and almost no one noticed. The IPCC has officially declared RCP 8.5, its most extreme emissions model, implausible. That's the same model behind nearly every apocalyptic headline Gen Z has been reading since grade school.
The damage is already done. A Lancet study of 10,000 young people found that 84% are worried about climate change, 45% feel negatively affected in their daily lives, and nearly four in ten say they're hesitant to have children.
The junk science and the derangement that’s followed didn't spread itself.
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I sat down with Senegalese immigrant and entrepreneur Magatte Wade to discuss why Africa remains the poorest continent and why the most popular explanations are wrong.
Colonialism, slavery, or IQ differences are the answers most people reach for, but the data says otherwise. Ethiopia was never colonized and has been the poster child for African poverty for decades. Slavery was practiced by every race against every other race throughout human history. Nigerian immigrants are some of the most successful people in America.
Originally believing the Marxist narrative about Africa’s struggles, Magatte later realized that the truth was the exact opposite.
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Outline:
[0:00] Why is Africa poor?
[13:16] The race-IQ question
[24:09] Colonialism and slavery are universal
[31:38] How did slavery become about race?
[48:21] Marxism tells a compelling story about Africa
[0:59:59] Why its hard to advocate for capitalism
[1:05:09] Survivor’s guilt from leaving Africa
[1:13:26] Setting up a business in Senegal is impossible
[1:22:34] Why did Marxism take over Africa?
[1:38:30] How could Mamdani be popular in 2026?
[1:45:55] COVID triggered a revolution in education
[1:52:35] Does education or psychology drive beliefs more?
[1:57:33] Agency is the key to success
[2:01:31] Optimism, prosperity, and wealth disease
[2:10:07] Black American vs African immigrant culture
[2:23:23] Can we get over racial grievance politics?
[2:30:58] America is the greatest country
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President Trump was in China this week, negotiating with Xi Jinping over Iran, Taiwan, and trade deals. China’s economic miracle has transformed the country into a major global power over the past few decades. The American left likes to spin that success story as a win for central planning and socialism, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.
Scandinavia tells a similar story. Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani laud the “Nordic model” as proof that democratic socialism works, but leaders across the political spectrum in those countries would disagree. During the ‘70s and ‘80s, Sweden tried going in an actually socialist direction and soon paid the price. Since then, the country has successfully backtracked, balancing budgets, privatizing schools and hospitals, lowering taxes, and enjoying the fruits of capitalism.
How many supposed “wins” for socialism have to exposed as capitalism before the left updates its priors?
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