EPISODE · Jan 21, 2026 · 2H
Episode 622: Mike Maxwell on the Tribal Future of the West
from Our Interesting Times · host Timothy Kelly
Mike Maxwell returns to Our Interesting Times to discuss his latest book The Tribal Future of the West. In the book, Maxwell offers a stark vision of the future as liberalism fragments and central authority erodes. Drawing an elite theory and comparative history, Maxwell predicts sovereignty devolving to local, tribal-like structures built on personal ethos and kinship rather than abstract law. Mike Maxwell is the founder of Imperium Press, a publishing house dedicated to reframing the Western Canon through traditional, non-liberal lenses—often emphasizing tradition, folkish perspectives, and critiques of modernity.
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Mike Maxwell returns to Our Interesting Times to discuss his latest book The Tribal Future of the West. In the book, Maxwell offers a stark vision of the future as liberalism fragments and central authority erodes. Drawing an elite theory and comparative history, Maxwell predicts sovereignty devolving to local, tribal-like structures built on personal ethos and kinship rather than abstract law. Mike Maxwell is the founder of Imperium Press, a publishing house dedicated to reframing the Western Canon through traditional, non-liberal lenses—often emphasizing tradition, folkish perspectives, and critiques of modernity.
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