I sit down with Patrick Casey — political commentator, writer, and creator of Restoring Order — for a deep-dive interview on the state of right-wing politics in America.
We explore the rise of the dissident right, Trump’s 2024 comeback, paleoconservatism, the influence of online political movements, and the challenges of building lasting alliances on the right.
Topics include: the impact of tech elites on immigration policy, generational shifts among Gen Z and Gen Alpha, the return to traditional religion among young conservatives, and the future of nationalism, populism, and right-wing strategy. Patrick also shares insights into his own motivations, his view of Trump’s evolving political instincts, and which figures he’s eager to interview next — from J.D. Vance to Nick Land.
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50 - Arcadius Strauss: A Techno-Nationalist Future
In this episode of Hacking State I discuss "Techno-Nationalism for Building Western Civilization 4.0" with Arcadius Strauss. We examine the un-sustainability of our current societal structures influenced by technology, globalization, and cultural shifts. Strauss presents 3 competing visions for the future—"Matrix West," "Space West," and "Neo-Traditional West"—each reflecting potential paths for civilization.
We also explore demographic challenges and the ideological conflicts between traditional values and technological solutions. Strauss advocates for a vision that integrates innovation with tradition, concluding that with strong leadership, we can navigate toward a thriving future.
Arcadius Strauss
On X: https://x.com/ArcadiusStrauss
On Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ArcadiusStrauss
On Substack: https://arcadiusstrauss.substack.com/
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49 - Alex Petkas: Greco-Futurism and the Return of Zeal
Alex Petkas is host of Cost of Glory podcast. He holds a PhD in Classics from Princeton, and teaches on persuasion, heroes, and Plutarch’s "Parallel Lives."
We talk about the value of Plutarch’s “Parallel Lives”, the contemporary thirst for heroes and grand narratives, Platonism vs. Stoicism, Archeofuturist aesthetics, why futurism is ripe for our cultural moment, his Rostra group and training men in the art of rhetoric, and why our future depends on recovering the spirit of zeal.
Cost of Glory:
On X: https://x.com/costofglory
Website: https://www.costofglory.com
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48 - Raw Egg Nationalist: Health, Hormones, and Social Control
I am joined by Raw Egg Nationalist, creator and publisher of Man’s World Magazine, co-founder of Kindred Harvest, and author of "The Eggs Benedict Option."
We discuss the relationship between individual health and the political system, his upcoming book with Passage Press, “The Last Men,” the consequences of declining testosterone levels and sperm counts, the harmful effects of environmental xenoestrogens, MAHA (Make America Healthy Again), the dangers of reliance on Ozempic and other GLP1 agonists, the iatrogenics of the medical industrial complex, and his upcoming speech at the 2025 Natal Conference.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Raw Egg Nationalist
05:07 The Eggs Benedict Option: Philosophy and Reception
10:10 Food, Politics, and Social Control
14:48 Testosterone Decline and Masculinity
20:02 The End of Men Documentary and Its Impact
24:56 The Last Men: Upcoming Book Insights
29:53 Cultural Resurgence of Vitalist Health
33:48 The Mind-Body Connection and Education
38:25 The Weight Loss Drug Dilemma
42:17 The Power of Big Pharma
49:40 The Crisis of Medicalization and Control
52:06 Philosophical Insights on Fertility and Captivity
Raw Egg Nationalist on:
X: https://x.com/Babygravy9
Man’s World: https://mansworldmag.online/
Kindred Harvest: https://kindredharvest.co/
Eggs Benedict Option: https://antelopehillpublishing.com/product/the-eggs-benedict-option-by-the-raw-egg-nationalist/
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47 - Alex Priou: From Plato to Palantir - Philosophy's Place in Technological Society
Alex Priou is Associate Professor of Political Philosophy and Interim Dean of the Center for Intellectual Foundations at University of Austin, as well as co-host of The New Thinkery podcast.
We discuss the place of the Great Books in education, a justification of political philosophy in terms of the good life, his review of Palantir's Alex Karp's and Nicholas Zamiska's book, “The Technological Republic,” the challenges posed by life mediated through technology, the interplay between great thinkers, and his upcoming book on Plato’s Republic and Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, exploring how times of decadence create a desire for revolutionary politics and drawing parallels to the pitfalls of today.
Alex Priou
Personal site: https://alexpriou.com/
UATX profile: https://www.uaustin.org/people/alex-priou
On X: https://x.com/alexpriou
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Exploring how technology changes our relationship to power, each other, and ourselves.
Alex Murshak conducts in-depth interviews on the philosophy of technology. Hacking State is about doing more with less, pushing limitations, and finding gainful exploits at every level of the human operating system; from minds, to bodies, to tools, organizations, governments, and higher order social systems.
Heidegger describes the nature of technology as a kind of revealing. It remains to be seen where and whether technology gives us Nietzschean will-to-power-like mastery over nature and ourselves or, as Plato warns, we are liable to be lead astray by novel ideas. Our capacity to harness nature has never been greater. Science and technology have unlocked immense power. Yet the human animal remains remarkably similar across millennia. In such a situation, discernment is our greatest asset. It is our relationship to ourselves, our systems, and one another, that will determine our future.
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