MIR Meets: Elizabeth Bruenig

Host Blaise Brosnan sits down with Elizabeth Bruenig, a staff writer at The Atlantic. They discuss the philosophical underpinnings of the Christian left, the increasing secularization of the modern world, and the normalization of fear and…
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MIR Meets: William Deresiewicz

Host Blaise Brosnan sits down with William Deresiewicz, the author of Excellent Sheep and The Death of the Artist. They discuss the degree of intellectual engagement of the American elite, the postmodern turn in post-war American…
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MIR Meets: Nate Hochman

Host Blaise Brosnan sits down with Nate Hochman, an ISI fellow at National Review. They discuss the New Right’s presence as an emergent cultural phenomenon, its distinct differences from paleo conservatism, and the movement’s attempts to…
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MIR Meets: Richard Hanania

Host Blaise Brosnan sits down with Richard Hanania, founder of the Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology. They discuss the unitary actor model, state capacity, and the developing situation along the Russia-Ukraine border.
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MIR Meets: Freddie deBoer

Host Blaise Brosnan sits down with Substack writer and Marxist Freddie deBoer, to discuss the merits of meritocracy, the polarization in our present-day culture war, and America's education system. Content warning: the following episode…
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MIR Meets: David Shor

Host Blaise Brosnan sits down with David Shor, the head of Data Science at Blue Rose Research. They discuss issue salience, policy trade-offs, and the way the Democratic Party should frame their political messaging in order to boost its…
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