Dialogue with David on America's Elite

Searching for clarity.

Today I talk with David, a dual PhD student in law and neuroscience; refugee advocate; libertarian conservative; and Federalist Society member. Here’s where you can find him:

https://substack.com/@doredupin

We discuss identity, colonialism, Civil Rights, and the duty of Americans to the rest of the world.

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Timestamps:

13:00 — Are universities meritocratic, or woke Sunday school?

19:45 — Is there an IQ problem among PhDs?

30:40 — Is Montana Classical College Nietzschean?

37:30 — Did Progressivism undermine Civil Rights?

46:00 — Is the current moral vacuum a result of elite ethnic conflict?

53:30 — What happened to freedom of association?

1:02:00 — Is Trad Catholicism a form of post-modernism?

1:11:00 — What motivates Trad Catholics?

1:17:45 — Why are the best and brightest going into tech and finance?

1:26:30 — Why are elites apathetic?

1:35:30 — Why do Americans hate imperialism, colonialism, and neo-conservatism?

1:41:30 — Is progressivism a culture or religion?

1:46:00 — Is the developing world looking to America?

1:52:00 — Preview of part 2: copyright and AI.