Before we get to the conversation, a reminder that my limited series The Stakes has completed its initial run with Part IV, which details the strategies by which democratic power might reassert itself. Part I discussed the authoritarian plans for our future, Part II tried to reframe the 2024 Election and what lies beyond it, and Part III dissected why our political and media class get it all so wrong. Considering what’s happened since their publication, and the topics in this conversation today, they might be worth checking out.
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I’m pleased to present this conversation with Karl Folk, a researcher of authoritarianism and radicalization, and the founder of the Institute of Unreality. Here, we delve into how the college protests are changing, the political landscape as it morphs and accelerates, and where it appears that we’re heading. I hope you’ll watch and take something from it. Things are heating up in a hurry.
You can find Karl on Twitter at @brainnotonyet
As The Earth Shifts: A Conversation with Karl Folk