Endeavour and I jump into the 2016 depiction of the origins of fast food giant McDonald’s. We discuss how McDonald’s rebranded patriotism, placing itself at the centre and creating a theology of capitalism.

Is hollowing out traditions and identity intrinsic to the nature of mass and scale capitalism? How can the political right claim to be conservative while also embracing dog-eat-dog economic models?

And much more…

I joined Millennial Woes, Nick Dixon, and Mark Houghton for a lengthy discussion on the emergence of Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain Party. We discuss the prospects of it being derailed or subverted, the mainstream response, why it exists, and the challenges ahead.

Don’t worry, you won’t hear his incessant prattle.

In my first video monologue in a while, I discuss the deteriorating state of Britain and explore some of the themes and symmetries in Cormac McCarthy’s works, No Country for Old Men and Blood Meridian. Is our future to be a dog-eat-dog state of nature? And did McCarthy embed allusions to the mythic barbarism of Meridian within No Country?

Moreover, what does this reveal about the trajectory in the UK, and who or what is responsible for it?

Endeavour and I dive into the magnificent 1948 account of Robert Falcon Scott’s heroic but ultimately doomed attempt to be the first man to reach the South Pole. We discuss how Scott’s raw Faustian Spirit had little regard for financial or scientific incentives, the brilliant soundtrack by Vaughn Williams, and the benefits of patriotism.

I also spend some time addressing the recent unpleasantness in the superchat section.

In light of Keir Starmer’s controversial (and surprising) ‘‘Island of Strangers’’ speech against mass immigration, I speculate on how the Boriswave might have up-ended the leftist view of mass immigration.

The right-wing mythology of mass immigration, post-Blair, often invokes the plot revealed by Andrew Neather to ‘‘rub the right’s nose in diversity’’. But what does that say about the Conservative Party? who were more than happy to rub their own and everyone else’s faces in diversity.

I joined Academic Agent’s panel reviewing the work of documentary maker Adam Curtis. In this episode, we delve into the history of Britain’s post-war social housing boom, which led to the development of substandard high-rise and Brutalist architecture in the country.

Alas, the corruption, friends-politics, and crazy ideology all wrapped up with undying contempt for the working class make this a depressingly familiar story.

Sergio Leone’s majestically sombre gangster epic lands on Classic Movies this month. Endeavour and I dive into the Jewishness of the film, its uncompromising deconstruction of gangster tropes, and, of course, Ennio Morricone’s sublime music.

I also go off on a lengthy tangent on cultural vs personal nostalgia and the dangers inherent in the latter. Once Upon A Time In America, for all its bleakness and violence, is also an extended meditation on men reflecting on their lives, idealizing the past, and regretting decisions made. It is, unfortunately, often a lethal brew that leads to lonely nights and an abyss that can be too much for many men.

In a new video, I offer some thoughts on a recent report handed to the Government on the degree to which the United Kingdom is prepared for “shocks” to the food supply.

A link to the full report:

https://nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/publications/just-in-case-7-steps-to-narrow-the-uk-civil-food-resilience-gap/

Now that more people are exploring the dystopia we live in, now called the Yookay, I decided that the time was ripe for a longer, rambling video on the subject.

Here are some other posts where I try to grasp the concept.

Drawing on the classic Leviathan And Its Enemies by Samuel T. Francis to explore some of the moves and systemic ripples that resulted in the demise of ‘‘Woke’’. Is there an ideology of capitalism rooted within corporate incentives and bottom lines? Will the post-woke world be a return to an aesthetic of 90s hedonism?