BOWDEN! - RADIX JOURNAL

Remembering Jonathan Bowden

Bowden! — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 07:15:40 +0000

Richard Spencer remembers the life of Jonathan Bowden (1962-2012) and introduces Radix's podcast series, Bowden!

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Richard Spencer, Jonathan Bowden, RIP

The Essence of the Left

Bowden! — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 05:29:26 +0000

Original broadcast: December 22, 2011

Richard and Jonathan discuss the essence of the Left—its history, deeper meaning, and future.

The Uses and Abuses of Nietzsche

Bowden! — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 04:55:03 +0000

Original Broadcast: December 29, 2011

Richard and Jonathan discuss Friedrich Nietzsche–one of the most reviled, admired, and misunderstood philosophers of our time.

The European New Right

Bowden! — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 04:49:42 +0000

Original Broadcast: January 9, 2012

Richard and Jonathan discuss Alain de Benoist and the thought and history of the European New Right.

Creative Destruction

Bowden! — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 04:41:42 +0000

Richard and Jonathan discuss libertarianism, anarchy, inequality, and the fascistic aesthetics of Ayn Rand.

Iran, Israel, and The Bomb

Bowden! — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 04:28:23 +0000

Original Broadcast: January 23, 2012

Richard and Jonathan discuss the prospect of Iran attaining a nuclear weapon and the new geopolitical reality that would unfold as a result.

Democracy

Bowden! — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 04:19:55 +0000

Original Broadcast: January 25, 2012

Richard and Jonathan discuss democracy: It’s the world’s most beloved form of government and yet everywhere is in crisis.

The Feminist Mystique

Bowden! — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 04:04:40 +0000

Original Broadcast: February 2, 2012

Jonathan and Richard discuss the many “Waves” of Feminism, from the Suffragettes to Margaret Sanger to postmodern theorists of gender and pornography. They also examine feminism’s effect on men, and whether the world needs another hero.

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On the Genealogy of Morals

Bowden! — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 01:14:28 +0000

Original Broadcast: February 9, 2012

Richard and Jonathan discuss Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morals, a key text for understanding the thinker’s aristocratic radicalism.

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Frankfurt School Revisionism

Bowden! — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 01:01:16 +0000

Original Broadcast: February 16, 2012

Richard and Jonathan discuss the history of Critical Theory, the Frankfurt School, Cultural Marxism, and what has come to be known as Political Correctness. Cultural Marxism has often been deemed “revolution by other means,” but Richard and Jonathan emphasize the Frankfurt School reactionary, conservative, and elitist tendencies.

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The Homosexual Question

Bowden! — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 00:54:21 +0000

Original Broadcast: February 23, 2012

Jonathan and Richard discuss the Homosexual Question. Topics include the history and biological nature of homosexuality as well as the rise of gay marriage to become one of the most important political shibboleths of the 21st century.

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The Forgotten War

Bowden! — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 00:03:29 +0000

Original Broadcast: March 1, 2012

Richard and Jonathan discuss the Iraq War (2003-2011), which not too long ago defined politics and the 24-hour news cycle in the Western world, and now has become history.

Understanding Spengler

Bowden! — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 23:54:55 +0000

Original Broadcast: March 25, 2012

Jonathan Bowden joins Richard to discuss the historical philosophy of Oswald Spengler and his relevance for contemporary nationalists.

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Politics, Politics

Bowden! — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 23:50:20 +0000

Original Brodcast: March 25, 2012

Jonathan Bowden and Richard discuss the GOP primaries and the spectacle of “democracy.”

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The E Word

Bowden! — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 23:38:42 +0000

Original Broadcast: April 2, 2012

Richard and Jonathan discuss the Eugenics movement of the 19th and 20th centuries, with particular focus on its American pioneers, Madison Grant and Lothrop Stoddard. Eugenics has become taboo today–in the wake of Boasian anthropology and political correctness–but it was hegemonic in the first half of the 20th century, informing the thought of politicians and writers across the political spectrum.