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Trump brings peace to the Middle East, the UK attempts to ban spanking, and the government bails out libertarian heroes....
10/16/2025

Trump brings peace to the Middle East, the UK attempts to ban spanking, and the government bails out libertarian heroes. Ashley Frawley and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.

Podcast Episode · Compact Podcast · 10/16/2025 · 48m

“The rule of law will not survive the legal profession becoming majority female.”Read Helen Andrews's piece in COMPACT:
10/16/2025

“The rule of law will not survive the legal profession becoming majority female.”

Read Helen Andrews's piece in COMPACT:

In 2019, I read an article about Larry Summers and Harvard that changed the way I look at the world.

“Czechia should prepare for a major upheaval.”Read Petr Drulák's piece in COMPACT:
10/15/2025

“Czechia should prepare for a major upheaval.”

Read Petr Drulák's piece in COMPACT:

When Slovak-born tycoon Andrej Babiš prevailed in the recent Czech elections, international media outlets showered him with all kinds of labels.

“Silicon Valley’s visions of the future have always been infused with religion.”Read Geoff Shullenberger's piece in COMP...
10/15/2025

“Silicon Valley’s visions of the future have always been infused with religion.”

Read Geoff Shullenberger's piece in COMPACT:

Visions of Heaven and Hell is a three-part 1994 BBC documentary exploring the prospects and terrors of the hi-tech future that was looming on the horizon in the early years of the internet.

“The idea of taking the profit motive out of war is not new.”Read Indigo Olivier’s piece in COMPACT:
10/14/2025

“The idea of taking the profit motive out of war is not new.”

Read Indigo Olivier’s piece in COMPACT:

In 1934, Sen. Gerald Nye set out to investigate the “merchants of death” who had cashed in on World War I.

"The truth is that Trump is not a non-interventionist and will never satisfy those who want America to be entirely remov...
10/10/2025

"The truth is that Trump is not a non-interventionist and will never satisfy those who want America to be entirely removed from Middle East affairs. Yet he’s skilled at keeping involvement in foreign conflicts limited and oriented to speedy success."

Read Daniel McCarthy's piece in COMPACT

The magnitude of Donald Trump’s success in giving peace a chance in Gaza can be gauged by the headlines and coverage of normally fiercely anti-Trump mainstream media outlets.

“International administrations often suffer from legitimacy deficits, especially when imposed by outside powers without ...
10/10/2025

“International administrations often suffer from legitimacy deficits, especially when imposed by outside powers without meaningful local consent.”

Read Heather Penatzer’s piece in COMPACT:

After two years of war and tens of thousands of casualties, Israel and Hamas have accepted a peace plan put forward by US President Donald Trump.

“For a brief moment, it seemed that the global village was finally within reach.”Read Jacob Bruggeman's piece in COMPACT...
10/09/2025

“For a brief moment, it seemed that the global village was finally within reach.”

Read Jacob Bruggeman's piece in COMPACT:

On Wednesday, September 17, several hundred technologists, legislative staff, software developers, open government advocates, and so-called “civic hackers” streamed into an auditorium beneath Capitol Hill for the 7th Annual Congressional Hackathon.

“Tech firms have free rein to hire foreign students.” Read Norman Matloff's piece in COMPACT:
10/08/2025

“Tech firms have free rein to hire foreign students.”

Read Norman Matloff's piece in COMPACT:

Recently, President Trump announced a $100,000 fee for each new H-1B visa, responding to concerns that these visas for high-skilled immigrants are issued too freely.

“In their minds, it’s an eternal 1950s, and they are the brave radicals of the 1960s, hitting back against “the man” and...
10/08/2025

“In their minds, it’s an eternal 1950s, and they are the brave radicals of the 1960s, hitting back against “the man” and all of the oppressive religious and conservative norms that make everyone sad and miserable and buttoned up.”

Read George Owers’s piece in COMPACT:

There are few adjustments more psychologically painful than the one required when yesterday’s radicals wake up to discover they are today’s establishment.

Two years have pass since the start of the war between Hamas and Israel, Trump battles with Chicago and Portland over th...
10/07/2025

Two years have pass since the start of the war between Hamas and Israel, Trump battles with Chicago and Portland over the deployment of National Guard troops, and philosopher Nick Land stirs up controversy. Ashley Frawley and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.

Podcast Episode · Compact Podcast · 10/07/2025 · 1h 7m

"Activist energy and elite attention have shifted to another group: Palestinians have displaced American descendants of ...
10/07/2025

"Activist energy and elite attention have shifted to another group: Palestinians have displaced American descendants of slavery as the focus of progressive politics."

Read Matthew Schmitz's piece in COMPACT:

Five years ago, chants of “Black Lives Matter” rang out in the streets, and elite institutions underwent a racial reckoning.

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