As the MAGA movement attempts to find its foreign policy footing, many establishment conservatives have derisively accused Trump supporters of isolationism. The neoconservatives believe that the New Right is somehow betraying the diplomatic tradition of the United States, but nothing could be further from the truth. We'll be reading George Washington's farewell address to see what our first president believed about the approach that America should have toward other nations. Follow on: Apple: htt...
May 09, 2025•47 min
On Friday, Germany’s domestic intelligence agency officially labeled Alternative for Germany — the country’s most popular conservative party — as a “right-wing extremist” organization. The nationalist party surged to second place in February’s federal election, winning 20.8% of the vote. This new designation grants the ruling government expanded powers to surveil Alternative for Germany leaders and supporters and sets the stage for an outright ban. Germany has now joined a growing list of Wester...
May 08, 2025•10 min
The term "woke Right" has been pushed in an effort by disaffected liberals to control the ways that conservatives and right-wingers think about politics. Recently, James Lindsay and Jordan Peterson filmed a baffling discussion in which they attempted to define the term but ended up raising more questions then answers. Lindsay then immediately began attacking Peterson's fellow Daily Wire host Matt Walsh as "woke Right," creating a huge backlash. We'll be reviewing clips from the discussion to bet...
May 07, 2025•1 hr 15 min
Shiloh Hendrix, a mother in Minnesota, became the center of controversy after a viral video captured her using racial slurs toward a child who stole something out of her bag and the man filming her. Hendrix, who was forced to relocate due to the controversy, started a GiveSendGo fundraiser to cover the costs. The fundraiser exploded with over $600,000 in donations, as many people treated the effort as a rallying cry against the injustice displayed in the stabbing death of Austin Metcalf. We'll b...
May 05, 2025•1 hr 3 min
In the early 1900s, Edmund Husserl founded a new school of philosophy called phenomenology. This new approach attempted to discard previous philosophical assumptions and explore the direct conscious experience of the human being. Husserl's student, Martin Heidegger, furthered the project with his book "Being and Time," which had a massive impact on both left- and right-wing philosophy while influencing many other fields such as medicine and business. Heidegger scholar Michael Millerman joins me ...
May 02, 2025•56 min
When a loosely connected group of disgruntled liberals burst onto the scene to tackle the problem of wokeness, it seemed like a big deal. Men like Jordan Peterson, Sam Harris, and Eric Weinstein found huge audiences while stressing the importance of free speech and open dialogue. But now, a decade after they made their mark, many members of the "intellectual dark web" have changed their tune and are now calling for censorship and deplatforming. Comedian Dave Smith, who has found himself a target...
Apr 30, 2025•1 hr 7 min
If every culture shared a universal set of values, then immigration and integration would not be very big issues, but that just isn't the case. Surveys show that while every society lies, some are much more dishonest, which makes a high-trust society very difficult. With the internet allowing every culture to interact instantaneously, even traditional borders aren't enough to protect your culture. YouTuber Wade Stotts joins me to discuss the dangers of cultural universalism and why many may be r...
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr 2 min
In his first presidential term, Donald Trump had to battle the deep state and the unelected federal bureaucracy. During his second term, he faces a rogue judiciary. Judges have attempted to interfere with the armed forces, stop government spending cuts, and halt deportations. Now the Trump administration has fired its first shot across the bow by arresting a Wisconsin judge for allegedly helping an illegal alien evade arrest. Radio host and author Jesse Kelly joins me to discuss this ongoing bat...
Apr 25, 2025•46 min
Federal judges have already blocked Trump administration efforts to reform the military, reduce spending, and rein in foreign aid. They act as though they — not the president — command the executive branch. Now, the Supreme Court has taken the absurd position that the due process rights of illegal alien gang members matter more than the rights of American citizens. If Biden can import millions without due process, but Trump can’t deport them without it, then the system has no future. Democrats g...
Apr 24, 2025•10 min
Modern secular Britain has slowly transformed into a soft tyranny that censors speech and persecutes Christians. As Islamic immigrants flood the country, a new religion has come to dominate the public square and challenged the identity of the United Kingdom. Father Calvin Robinson joins me to discuss the political and spiritual future of the U.K. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show/id1657770114 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S6z4LBs8Fi7COupy7...
Apr 23, 2025•47 min
Reports of the demise of wokeness have been greatly exaggerated. Despite the victory of Donald Trump and Republicans in the last election, many Democrat state legislatures are pushing on with the radical progressive agenda. The latest legislation out of Colorado would strip parents of their rights if their child is declared transgender and criminalize the use of correct names and pronouns by businesses. Pastor and author Chase Davis, who recently led a protest against the bill, joins me to discu...
Apr 21, 2025•59 min
Texas is supposed to be one of the most fiercely American states in the union but has recently seen the construction of a massive Hindu idol and has plans for an explicitly Muslim city. Is this just freedom of religion at work, or do Americans have the right to prefer their religion and culture? Ronald Dodson, CEO of Dallas North Capital Partners and contributor to the American Reformer, joins me to discuss. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show/id16577...
Apr 18, 2025•1 hr 5 min
During a recent meeting with Donald Trump, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele pointed out a lesson that Americans have forgotten: Justice for the criminal is liberation for the average citizen. As Karmelo Anthony, the alleged murderer of high school athlete Austin Metcalf, raises hundreds of thousands of dollars while renting a new house and buying a new car, it is hard not to wonder what happened to justice in the United States. Convenience stores lock an increasingly absurd number of products ...
Apr 17, 2025•56 min
Our ruling class members have willingly torched the credibility of the very institutions they rely on for legitimacy — all in pursuit of temporary political advantage. That destruction has accelerated a collapse that now feels inevitable. Liberalism faced an epistemological crisis and failed to meet the challenge. Like every tradition that cannot defend its intellectual ground, it is watching its authority erode into dust. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macinty...
Apr 17, 2025•9 min
Journalist Douglas Murray and comedian Dave Smith recently appeared on an episode of Joe Rogan's podcast that set the internet ablaze. The two men debated their positions on the wars in Gaza and in Ukraine, but what was really striking was the position Murray took on expertise. Murray has spent the last decade arguing against the expert consensus on immigration in his country, but in the debate, he disqualified any opinion that he did not accept as expert. We'll be reviewing clips from the debat...
Apr 14, 2025•1 hr 12 min
Modern Christians are regularly told that they must be empathetic and accommodating if they want to properly represent their faith, but is this really what God called us to? Pastor Joe Rigney joins me to discuss his new book, "The Sin of Empathy: Compassion and Its Counterfeits," and how emotional blackmail is being used to control Christians while driving them away from true biblical compassion. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show/id1657770114 Spotif...
Apr 11, 2025•59 min
For decades, the global liberal economic order has operated on the assumption that nations could stretch supply chains across the world to maximize efficiency and profit — with little risk. A shocking share of goods essential to U.S. national security are produced almost entirely in China — including antibiotics and components used in American military hardware. The idea that a country would rely on semiconductors from its primary geopolitical rival to launch a missile defies basic strategic log...
Apr 10, 2025•10 min
The Trump administration secures a big win after a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling that confirmed the president's ability to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport violent gang members. It's an important victory, but in the aftermath, many have been debating whether or not illegal aliens should receive due process before being removed. We'll also be discussing the pace of deportations and whether the battle over tariffs has overshadowed the immigration issue. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/u...
Apr 09, 2025•49 min
A violent attack at a high school track meet has gained national attention after Karmelo Anthony allegedly stabbed fellow student Austin Metcalf to death. Metcalf's father, Jeff, issued a public statement of forgiveness for Anthony, despite the alleged murderer showing no remorse. Many people have also noted the racial dynamic between Anthony, who is black, and Austin, who was white, but Jeff Metcalf has encouraged the public to ignore this aspect of the attack. Do Christians have a duty to forg...
Apr 07, 2025•1 hr 1 min
In war the battlefield is always changing, but what happens when the mind of the average person becomes the battlefield. Military victories used to hinge on casualties inflicted and territory taken, now control of information can be just as important. YouTuber Charlemagne joins me to discuss the idea of fifth generation warfare and how it impacts conflicts like the one in Ukraine. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show/id1657770114 Spotify: https://open....
Apr 04, 2025•54 min
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has courted controversy by deporting foreign students involved in protests on college campuses. But this begs a larger question: Why are so many American universities dominated by foreign students in the first place? Columnist Adam Johnston joins me to discuss the incentives that drive mass foreign enrollment and what can be done to make educating American citizens the top priority of American universities. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/th...
Apr 02, 2025•47 min
Marine Le Pen has become the most recent right-wing leader to be disqualified for election by judges in her own country, throwing the entire definition of Western liberal democracy into question. In addition, the post-Trump era should have led to massive political correction for the Left, but while some companies and politicians have adjusted their strategy, many others have doubled down on wokeness. YouTuber the Aristocratic Utensil joins me to discuss whether wokeness has been defeated or has ...
Mar 31, 2025•1 hr 10 min
Does the process of building a larger centralized national identity destroy the virtues that enable the formation of a republic? Is nationalism the correct vehicle for the concerns of middle-class Americans despite its contradictions? We'll be reading Samuel Francis' essay "Nationalism, Old and New" and seeing how it applies to the modern-day America First movement. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show/id1657770114 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/sho...
Mar 28, 2025•1 hr 4 min
In a better world, people would cultivate virtue and develop habits of right action, practicing them regardless of external pressures. But we don’t live in that world. For most, concepts like honor and morality emerge from community, not individual will. These vital, pro-social behaviors rely on constant reinforcement by others. When daily life consists of anonymous, disconnected interactions, it becomes easier to justify selfishness. But when people must live among and depend on those who obser...
Mar 27, 2025•10 min
A hacker recently breached the security of New York University and posted what the hacker claimed to be the admissions data for 2024. The alleged data reveals a wide disparity on SAT scores and GPA required based on race, with a clear preference against white and Asian students. This practice flies directly in the face of a recent Supreme Court ruling, which banned affirmative action in college admissions. Attorney Will Chamberlain joins me to discuss how universities are continuing to defy the ...
Mar 26, 2025•53 min
The MAGA movement is culturally ascendant, but with victory comes temptation. Several large "MAGA-aligned" Twitter accounts began making a strange push over the weekend, advocating to maintain the ability of food-stamp recipients to purchase soda with government benefits. It was later revealed that these accounts may have been paid by a third party to advance the interests of large soda companies. Is this a betrayal of trust or just the normal cost of doing business in a successful political mov...
Mar 24, 2025•1 hr 5 min
The movie industry is in crisis, as blockbuster after blockbuster flops at the theater. Some art forms, like the novel, feel like they could be eternal, while others, like the radio drama, become artifacts of their time. Do art forms ever die due to cultural neglect or technological advancement, or are they always ready to emerge in new and interesting ways? Art aficionado John Dee joins me to discuss. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show/id1657770114 ...
Mar 21, 2025•1 hr 17 min
From 1960s riots to the 2020 destruction, the Left has always used violence to push its agenda. The recent attacks on Tesla vehicles and dealerships are part of a long history of leftist terrorism in the United States. A near-monopoly on media and education has allowed progressives to rewrite history, erasing their movement’s violent past. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show/id1657770114 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S6z4LBs8Fi7COupy7YYuM?si...
Mar 20, 2025•10 min
Just a few months into Donald Trump's second term, activist judges have lined up to block key elements of the president's agenda. Unelected judges are making blatantly unconstitutional rulings in an attempt to stop the deportation of dangerous cartel members and restore funding to progressive patronage networks like USAID. Even Chief Justice John Roberts has outed himself as progressive activist, issuing statements to the press meant to derail President Trump. Federalist co-founder Sean Davis jo...
Mar 19, 2025•40 min
Activists are once again warning about the dangers of saying "Christ is King" on the internet as a method of chilling speech. Several public figures who represent themselves as conservative have lined up behind an ADL-partnered "research institute" in an effort to stigmatize the religious declaration of truth. Why are so many theoretically conservative activists hostile to this basic statement of faith? We'll be diving into the details. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the...
Mar 17, 2025•50 min
