The Regrettable Century

Last week's British race riots were largely organized by a rising movement of affiliated neo-Nazi organizations called Active Clubs. It should surprise no one that they have direct links to Ukraine. This week we do a close read of an article from the Azov Lobby Blog and discuss the outsized impact of Ukraine's Azov movement on global neo-Nazism. Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the NEW IMPROVED Regrettable Century's merch store

This week we invited Daniel Tutt and C. Derick Varn to talk about their new book, The People are Not One: Socialist Strategy After Left Populism.  From the publisher: In The People Are Not One, Daniel Tutt and C. Derick Varn dismantle the central illusion of contemporary left politics: that “the people” can serve as a coherent subject of emancipation. Against both right and left populisms, they argue that this fantasy of unity obscures real class antagonisms and traps socialism in a dead-end politics of moral appeal and electoral maneuver. Through a sustained critique of left-populism, post-Marxist theory, and Democratic Party–oriented socialism, Tutt and Varn show how the collapse of mass politics, alongside debates over the professional-managerial class and the atomization of working-class life, has produced a strategic impasse on the left. What follows is not a lament but a provocation: a call to abandon populist shortcuts and rebuild socialist strategy on the terrain of class struggle as it actually exists—uneven, divided, and politically unformed. The People Are Not One is a manifesto for a post-populist left willing to confront fragmentation head-on and begin the long work of reconstructing class power. https://www.revolpress.com/people-not-one https://danieltutt.com/ https://www.patreon.com/cw/varnvlog 

Trump Threatens Iran and Backs Down Again, US Intel Upgrades Israel's Espionage Threat Level, Israel's Plans For Radical Militarization and Autarky, Sy Hersh Says Trump Wanted to Use Nukes on Iran, Ukraine's Long Range Strikes Aren't Going to Win the War...   Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

Welcome back to Boundless and Bottomless Seas. In this episode, we finally cross the finish line of Alexander Dugin’s infamous text, The Fourth Political Theory. While Dugin frames himself as the ultimate adversary to Western postmodernism, a close, line-by-line reading reveals a wild, contradictory smoothie of ideas. We put it all in the blender: Soviet Marxism, radical traditionalism, Carl Schmitt's friend-enemy distinction, a heavy dose of Martin Heidegger, and a few tablespoons of pure Infowars-level internet mysticism. We dive deep into the messy world of his conflicting translations and the obscure concepts found in his appendices: Political Post-Anthropology: How the shift from a "political subject" to mere "political identification" has reduced modern politics to passive fandom and LARPing. The Metaphysics of Chaos vs. Logos: Dugin's bizarre, quasi-Gnostic argument that "Logos" has expired and that humanity's only savior is an embrace of "pre-ontological chaos." The Cult Bullshit Filter: We analyze why his philosophy reads less like a coherent geopolitical strategy and more like an intellectual trap designed to turn 1990s English majors into reactionaries. We wrap up our thoughts on Dugin and preview what’s next on our summer reading list as we shift gears toward American conservative fusionism, movement conservatism, and eating our vegetables with Russell Kirk and Leo Strauss.   Dugin, Alexander (2012). The Fourth Political Theory. Translated by Sleboda, Mark; Millerman, Michael. Arktos Media.   Check out Varn Vlog Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

This week Arnold from Fight Like an Animal joins us to talk about his new book Fight Like an Animal: Revolutionary Biology in Defense of Life. From the Publisher's Site: The stories we tell matter, especially when we aren't aware we're telling them, or how they shape our behavior. In Fight Like an Animal, Arnold Schroder argues that all modern conceptions of politics, from anarchism to fascism, exhibit a shared confusion. All are based on some form of the nature-nurture binary: the idea that human behavior is either biologically or socially-determined, and that the more it is biological, the less it is social. This idea is not simply wrong, but logically incoherent. We can only adapt to so many different kinds of society through a highly-structured biology, which we should seek to understand if we wish to find new ways of living. Based on decades of immersion in the environmental movement, Fight Like an Animal describes how largely-forgotten debates about human nature still have concrete impacts on political projects today. When we escape the confusion they cause, we can direct our attention to something that should be obvious: individual differences in political personality. Political personality is the core orientation to the world from which specific political behaviors and perceptions emerge. We must ask how different kinds of people shape societies in different ways, and how people are shaped, in turn, by the societies they create. Neither of these questions make sense in isolation: they are endlessly entangled. Using this integrative framework, Schroder offers simple, readily-accessible tools for conceiving of social change processes and crafting strategic initiatives, whether for a book club or a global revolution. Applying insights gained everywhere from oil refinery blockades to baboon stress hormone profiles, Fight Like an Animal is an earnest argument that, no matter how mired in darkness and confusion, the world can make sense.   https://www.againsttheinternet.com/ https://severedbranchespress.com/

Trump Backs Down From Renewed War With Iran, NATO Rejects Mandatory Ukraine Tax, Israel Wants Holocaust Denier to Rule Iran, Latvian Government Collapses, US Does Israel's Fighting, Ukraine's Losses Higher Than Russia In 2026 So Far, Territorial Gain Discrepancies... Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

Finally, the long-awaited end of 'Disaster Nationalism' by Richard Seymour. The gang dives into the final chapters of this amazing book. https://www.versobooks.com/products/3147-disaster-nationalism?srsltid=AfmBOopteajdHFhvPPMqXAdXY-mHaQbhDVu5iClxBvNpDm57Jdetk0kH   Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

As socialists, what should we think about conspiracy theories? Should the myriad secret diabolical acts perpetrated by the elites lead us to be more open minded toward the ravings of the open-minded so-called "lunatic fringe," Or does it even matter whether the theories are true?   Comments on the Society of the Spectacle https://files.libcom.org/files/Comments%20on%20the%20Society%20of%20the%20Spectacle.pdf   Conspiracy Theory Is Dead https://jacobin.com/2023/05/conspiracy-theory-is-dead   Conspiracies: Left vs Right https://theramparts.substack.com/p/conspiracies-the-left-vs-right    Understanding and Addressing the Rise of Conspiracy Theories in the 21st Century https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ssqu.70050?af=R    What do socialists say about conspiracy theories? https://socialistalternative.info/2024/08/16/what-do-socialists-say-about-conspiracy-theories/    Conspiracy-Theory Socialism https://fee.org/articles/conspiracy-theory-socialism/    How the Left Lost Its Mind https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/07/liberal-fever-swamps/530736/   Why Is Conspiratorial Thinking More Popular on the Right? https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/social-justice-pacifists/202110/why-is-conspiratorial-thinking-more-popular-the-right    What Conspiracy Theories on the Left and Right Have in Common https://www.vice.com/en/article/what-conspiracy-theories-on-the-left-and-right-have-in-common/    How the Left Fools Themselves Into Thinking the Right Are Conspiracy Theorists https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2020/07/23/how_the_left_fools_themselves_into_thinking_the_right_are_conspiracy_theorists.html 

F-35s With no Radar, US Pulling Troops From Europe, Chinese Solar Exports Soar, Iran Is a Massive Strategic Defeat For the US, Israel's Government Is Crumbling, Vehicle and Territory Losses In Ukraine...   Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

This week's bonus episode is the second and last part of our close read close read of a 2021 article from Current Affairs titled What Is Fascism—And Why the Definition Matters by Abel Sterling. We found some merit in this article and decided it would form the basis of a good discussion.   Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

This week, the boys got together to finish the discussion about what appears to be a massive shift in the way the global system is ordered. Will it be better? Likely not.  Will it present opportunities for rupture? Hopefully.    Why Is There No Antiwar Movement in the US? https://jacobin.com/2026/03/iran-us-antiwar-movement-trump    Welcome to a Multidimensional Economic Disaster  https://archive.ph/gEEBj     The decline of the West and the rise of ‘the Rest’ will lead to a new world order https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2025-09/decline-west-and-rise-rest-will-lead-new-world-order    Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop    

Jason and Varn are back and discussing Dugin again. As the discussion of the book inches closer to conclusion, this discussion moves into Dugin's ideas about Fascism, Liberalism, and Communism and the need to transcend these ideologies in the 21st century before moving into the Heideggerian foundations of Dugin's thought.   Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Check Out Varn Vlog

This week, the boys got together to talk about what appears to be a massive shift in the way the global system is ordered. Will it be better? Likely not.  Will it present opportunities for rupture? Hopefully.    Why Is There No Antiwar Movement in the US? https://jacobin.com/2026/03/iran-us-antiwar-movement-trump    Welcome to a Multidimensional Economic Disaster  https://archive.ph/gEEBj     The decline of the West and the rise of ‘the Rest’ will lead to a new world order https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2025-09/decline-west-and-rise-rest-will-lead-new-world-order    This Is the Way a World Order Ends  https://archive.ph/9bEI6 Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

This week's bonus episode is a close read of an article from Current Affairs titled What Is Fascism—And Why the Definition Matters by Abel Sterling. We found some merit in this article and decided it would form the basis of a good discussion. Stay tuned for part two.   Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

In part VI the boys discuss theories of "decadence" as viewed by the Aufheben collective. We focus on their early contributions to Marxist theory, critique of the state, and their eventual decline.   Note: Within days of recording this, the Iran war broke out, but this was recorded a few days before that started.  Key Topics Discussed: The Roots of Aufheben: How the collective emerged within the landscape of radical Marxist theory. Critique of Luxemburgism: Why Aufheben rejected theories of automatic economic collapse in favor of a more nuanced understanding of class struggle. The Decay of Theory: Analyzing the shifts in the collective’s perspective that signaled a move away from their original radical foundations. Theoretical Implications: How these debates on the "highest stage" of capitalism and the "rentier state" remain relevant in today's shifting global landscape. https://www.patreon.com/c/varnvlog/posts

Trump's Big Nothingburger Speech, US Testing Weapons on Iranian Children, Gulf Arabs Want US Bases Out, India Importing Iranian Oil, US Casualty Coverup, Iranian Missiles are 80% Successful, Hezbollah is Taking a Huge Toll on Israel, Ukraine Desertion and Manpower Crisis...   Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

This week, we read an article by inveterate shitlib, defender of liberal imperialism, and misunderstander of history, Jonathan Rauch. Rauch has changed his mind about Trump being a fascist, and we are here to tell him he shouldn't have... https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/america-fascism-trump-maga-ice/685751/   Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

This week, the Regrettable Christian Caucus tackles Chapter III of Laudato Si' by the late Pope Francis. You can follow along by grabbing the PDF from Verso or from the Vatican website.  This Papal Encyclical calls for urgent action to address the global environmental crisis, critiques consumerism, blind developmentalism, inequality, and profit seeking. The document calls for global political solidarity to transition to a sustainable economy and for the protection of the world's most vulnerable populations.  Read Along Here: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html  Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

The Stumbling Bumbling War Crimes Clown Show, US to Lift Sanctions on Iranian and Russian Oil, Global Energy Output Severely Reduced For Years, Plans For Forever War, Earthquake Faction, Ukraine Joins the Axis of Genocide, and Yes, They are Still Losing...   Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

  This week Chris and Jason read and discuss two articles about the rearrangement of the global order. Multipolarity is here; will it be better or worse for peace, stability, profits, or the project for human liberation?     Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

Colored Revolutions: A New Form of Regime Change, Made in the USA https://www.globalresearch.ca/colored-revolutions-a-new-form-of-regime-change-made-in-the-usa/27061    Can the West Still Engineer a ‘Color Revolution’? We’re About to Find Out https://eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/color-revolution-lukyanov/     Why a Decade of Protests Didn’t Lead to Revolution https://jacobin.com/2024/01/vincent-bevins-interview-mass-protests-2010s-arab-spring-euromaidan    New report unveils how CIA schemes color revolutions around the world https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202305/1290090.shtml    Nepal's color revolution: US funding under scrutiny amid country's political upheaval https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/09/17/755176/nepal-color-revolution-us-funding-under-scrutiny-amid-political-upheaval    How Color Revolution Was Born—and Died—in Serbia https://www.compactmag.com/article/how-color-revolution-was-born-and-died-in-serbia/   Protests in Kazakhstan: A Color Revolution or a Working-Class Uprising? https://internationalviewpoint.org/Protests-in-Kazakhstan-A-Color-Revolution-or-a-Working-Class-Uprising  Inside the Syrian Revolution and what the Left must do https://internationalviewpoint.org/Inside-the-Syrian-Revolution-and-what-the-Left-must-do

The Epstein Alliance is at War With Iran... and its Not Going Well, Zelensky Threatens to Invade Hungary, Russian Casualty Figures are Inflated, Ukraine is Losing the War... Still   Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

This week, the boys got together and discussed the perpetual battle between the digital Stalinists and the digital Third Campists. To what extent have those demonized as tankies been right or wrong? To what extent do any of these archaic political designations matter?   New Tankies and Digital Neo-Stalinism: How the Conservative Left is Incubated https://europe-solidaire.org/spip.php?article73701   Don’t Be a Tankie: How the Left Should Respond to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine https://theintercept.com/2022/03/01/ukraine-russia-leftists-tankie/    What Is a Tankie-and Why You Don’t Want to Be One https://medium.com/@ksutherland2727.ks/what-is-a-tankie-and-why-you-dont-want-to-be-one-0fb84611233a    Everything you ever wanted to know about tankies, but were afraid to ask https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/various-authors-always-against-the-tanks#toc2    Why are ‘anti-imperialists’ defending dictators?  https://www.972mag.com/tankies-left-authoritarians-imperialism/    The ‘Anti-Imperialism’ of Idiots https://itsgoingdown.org/the-anti-imperialism-of-idiots/    JFK Files Reveal CIA Role in the 1956 Hungarian Uprising https://www.joewrote.com/p/jfk-files-reveal-the-cia-role-in   Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

Keep up with Burkina Faso, Trump is Killing Cuba, Iran is a Formidable Opponent, Iranian Dead Protester Psyop, Pedophile Country Provides Security for Epstein, Spook Dictators on the Rise in Ukraine, The Ukrainian Counteroffensive that Wasn't...   Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

Finally, the long awaited return of 'Disaster Nationalism' by Richard Seymour. The gang dives into chapters three and four. Catch up with us by joining the Discord.   From the publisher:  Liberal civilization is in crisis - now is a time of monsters. While the spotlight often shines on the actions of charismatic right-wing leaders such as Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro, defeating these people will not stem the tide behind them. They are the embodiment of profound forces that are rarely understood. With meticulous analysis and compelling storytelling, Richard Seymour delves into the ideologies fueling the contemporary right and distorting modern politics into something abhorrent and nihilistic. The battle against disaster nationalism is not just political; it is a struggle for our collective soul and the future of civilization.    Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

This week, we returned to a discussion about a not very well-known article from an obscure Trotskyist journal written over a decade ago...  It generated a little bit of a buzz, but was mostly ignored. We think that was a mistake, and we are going to tell you all about why you should care about the decisions of the 10th Party Congress of the Russian Communist Party. You won't want to miss this episode.  The Article in Question:  The Red Jacobins: Thermidor and the Russian Revolution in 1921    Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

The Greenland Nothingburger, Regime Change in Iran Wouldn't be Quick or Easy, Epstein Was Mossad, Epstein in Ukraine, Ukraine's Internal and Military Collapse... Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

The boys are back and are nearing the end of the book. Chapters 11 and 12 are where Dugin's animating principle of "Dasein" comes into conflict with his understanding of global geopolitics and the project of "Fourth Political Praxis." Work Cited: Dugin, Alexander (2012). The Fourth Political Theory. Translated by Sleboda, Mark; Millerman, Michael. Arktos Media.   Join the Regrettable Century Patreon

This is a repost of an episode from 2003, but with an added leadoff that we recorded recently.   This episode discusses a topic that bears constant revisiting: our pessimism (because of intellect) and our optimism (because of will). No, it's not just a doomer affectation that we can use to sound as cool as we look; it's a critical method of engaging with the bleak reality that faces us. The only way out is through, but getting through is possible. Revolutionary Pessimism: The Worst is Yet to Come https://www.christiansocialism.com/2020/05/12/covid-peter-fleming-revolutionary-pessimism-capitalism/ Pessimism of the Will https://viewpointmag.com/2020/05/28/pessimism-of-the-will/ CRITICAL PESSIMISM AND THE LIMITS OF TRADITIONAL MARXISM  https://www.jstor.org/stable/657342  For A Refresher: The Proper Amount of Bumming People Out: Pessimisms and Optimisms of Intellect and Will https://regrettablecentury.podbean.com/e/the-proper-amount-of-bumming-people-out-pessimisms-and-optimisms-of-intellect-and-will/  Scattered Thoughts on Melancholia and the Organization of Pessimism https://regrettablecentury.podbean.com/e/scattered-thoughts-on-melancholia-and-the-organization-of-pessimism/  Pessimism of the Intellect, Pessimism of the Will https://regrettablecentury.podbean.com/e/pessimism-of-the-intellect-pessimism-of-the-will/https://regrettablecentury.buzzsprout.com/220523/889740-pessimism-of-the-intellect-pessimism-of-the-will Music- Англия - Сказочный мир

This week, we get together to talk through a sort of brief overview of the era of the Pink Tide in Latin America and try to draw out some of the lessons and implications for the future of Socialism for the 21st Century... What Happened to the Pink Tide? https://jacobin.com/2016/07/pink-tide-latin-america-chavez-morales-capitalism-socialism/    The Rise and Fall of the Latin American Left https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-ebb-and-flow-of-latin-americas-pink-tide/    What Is Socialism for the Twenty-First Century? https://monthlyreview.org/2016/10/01/what-is-socialism-for-the-twenty-first-century/    21st Century Socialism: What It Will Become and Why? https://ibw21.org/commentary/21st-century-socialism-what-it-will-become-and-why/  Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

Here it is comrades, the long-awaited fourth patron Q&A. We answer questions about America's humiliation, Chinese communism, AI in schools, and our favorite revolutionary books and/or pamphlets. This is only half the questions we received this time, the second half will be posted in Patron Q&A V next week... Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

The Iran Regime Change that Wasn't, Canada and China are Pals Now, Greenland Idiocy, Ukraine's Mass Desertion Crisis, Ukraine's Corruption Crisis, Ukraine's Fiscal Crisis, Ukraine's Fortification Crisis, Ukraine's Losing the War Crisis... Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

Once again, the boys are back... again. We return to our long-neglected "Decadence Theory" project with Varn Vlog. This week, the boys try to get back in the swing of things with a reorientation episode.  Varn Vlog https://www.patreon.com/c/varnvlog/posts Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

This week, we finally finish off the a close reading of The Concept of Left by Leszek Kolakowski.  Kolakowski was a dissident Polish Marxist who later turned against the project altogether. However, before he did, he wrote much that is worth reading.    The Concept of the Left- Leszek Kolakowski  https://danieltutt.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/concept_of-_the_left_kolakowskileszek.pdf    Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

The Venezuelan Regime Change that Wasn't, Oil Companies don't Want Venezuelan Oil, Machado Sidelined by Trump, Israeli False Flags, Israel Persecutes Christians, AIPAC Goes Underground, The CIA's Role in the Ukraine War, Ukraine War Summary 2025... Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

This week, the Regrettable Christian Caucus finishes Chapter II of Laudato Si' by the late Pope Francis. You can follow along by grabbing the PDF from Verso or from the Vatican website.  This Papal Encyclical calls for urgent action to address the global environmental crisis, critiques consumerism, blind developmentalism, inequality, and profit seeking. The document calls for global political solidarity to transition to a sustainable economy and for the protection of the world's most vulnerable populations.  Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

Well, here is a release that is back on our old schedule, but we won't be on this schedule for long. In fact, this is our last geopolitics episode of the year. We will resume in the New Year on a bi-weekly schedule. Trump's Acts of Piracy, Genocide in Darfur, Officer Exodus from the IDF, Europe Hopes to Prolong Ukraine War, More Russian Gains and Ukrainian Losses... Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

The boys are back, well... some of the boys. Picking up after a year long hiatus, Jason and Varn are ready to get down to finishing off Dugin. Dugin, Alexander (2012). The Fourth Political Theory. Translated by Sleboda, Mark; Millerman, Michael. Arktos Media.  -------------------------------------- Varn Vlog  https://varnvlog.buzzsprout.com/  ------------------------------------- Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

This is a Patreon episode we liked so much that we unlocked it for everyone to hear. We hope you enjoy it.  This week, Jason and Ben sat down to acknowledge and resolve all the contradictions that have manifested in our discussions on this podcast. Actually, we don't resolve anything, but we do acknowledge some things. Our listeners will know that we often disagree with the broader left, each other, and our earlier selves. While we don't manage to piece together a solid line for the podcast, we do manage to talk a lot about those contradictions. Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

*re-uploaded*  This week we sat down with Matthew from the Unbreakable Union podcast and talked about the changing state of the world, what it's been like to be on the left throughout the years, the situation in France, and why maybe our pessimism makes a little bit more sense than it might first seem. https://unbreakableunion.buzzsprout.com/ Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

This week, Jason and Ben continued their conversation with Stephan Hammel of The Measures Taken Podcast about his new book Toward a Materialist Conception of Music History. From the publisher: "This book argues for the relevance, appropriateness, and usefulness of historical materialism to the musicological project. It interrogates the history of encounters between Marxism and music studies — both within and without the Soviet sphere — before staging the missed encounter between classical musicology and Second International Marxism. It concludes with a framework for understanding style history in terms of changes in the forces and relations of musical production." https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2684-toward-a-materialist-conception-of-music-history https://www.themeasurestaken.org/ Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

 Trump Wants to Talk to Maduro, Israel is Still Murdering Children, Zelensky Has Lost Touch With Reality, Ukraine Is Losing and Being Forced Into an Unfavorable Peace Deal... Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

This week, Jason and Ben got together with friend and comrade Stephan Hammel of The Measures Taken Podcast to talk about his new book Toward a Materialist Conception of Music History. From the publisher: "This book argues for the relevance, appropriateness, and usefulness of historical materialism to the musicological project. It interrogates the history of encounters between Marxism and music studies — both within and without the Soviet sphere — before staging the missed encounter between classical musicology and Second International Marxism. It concludes with a framework for understanding style history in terms of changes in the forces and relations of musical production." https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2684-toward-a-materialist-conception-of-music-history https://www.themeasurestaken.org/ Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

It's once again time for 'Disaster Nationalism' by Richard Seymour. The gang dives into chapters one and two, which means there is still time to become part of the group. If you would like to join in, go to the Discord! Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

Another year of podcasting is in the books. Listen to our post-game wrap of the year's events, the podcast, and our lives.  Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

This week we did a close reading of a RAND corporation policy proposal paper called Overextending and Unbalancing Russia: Assessing the Impact of Cost-Imposing Options. It has been argued that this document is the root of America's disastrous foreign policy regarding Russia, which has plunged Ukraine and the Middle East into misery and death. https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_briefs/RB10000/RB10014/RAND_RB10014.pdf Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

Trump's Fake Drug War Against Venezuela, Trump's Dumbass Diplomacy Nets Big L vs China, Trump's Protection Racket Only Works on US Allies, Genocide in Darfur Has UAE and Israeli Fingerprints, Kiev Won't Last till Spring?, The Ukrainian Nazi Cult of the Christchurch Shooter, Zelensky Threatens Journalists, The Collapse Speeds Up... Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

This week, we began (and had to cut short) a close reading of The Concept of Left by Leszek Kolakowski. Kolakowski was a dissident Polish Marxist who later turned against the project altogether. However, before he did, he wrote much that is worth reading.    The Concept of the Left- Leszek Kolakowski https://danieltutt.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/concept_of-_the_left_kolakowskileszek.pdf    Join the Regrettable Century Patreon Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

This week, Jason and Ben sat down to acknowledge and resolve all the contradictions that have manifested in our discussions on this podcast. Actually, we don't resolve anything, but we do acknowledge some things. Our listeners will know that we often disagree with the broader left, each other, and our earlier selves. While we don't manage to piece together a solid line for the podcast, we do manage to talk a lot about those contradictions. Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

This week, the Regrettable Christian Caucus begins Chapter II of Laudato Si, by the late Pope Francis. You can follow along by grabbing the PDF from Verso or from the Vatican website.  This Papal Encyclical calls for urgent action to address the global environmental crisis, critiques consumerism, blind developmentalism, inequality, and profit seeking. The document calls for global political solidarity to transition to a sustainable economy and for the protection of the world's most vulnerable populations.  Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop