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An average American's abstract, analytical discussion of political concepts, history, and the systems driving current events that takes the world as it is, whether we like it or not. We'll expose how human nature and evolutionary forces lead us to act cuckoo-bananas, drive our society off a cliff, and make our political discourse too toxic to touch, all while reaffirming our own biases and moral superiority.

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In this episode of The Rational Nationalist, Lee Ellis expands the discussion of mass politics from the national to the global level, examining how ideological coalitions, institutional power, and competing political systems shape the emerging world order.

The episode explores how the ideological divisions of the global populace correspond to the institutions shaping the current geopolitical order.

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The episode explores how the ideological divisions of the global populace correspond to the institutions shaping the current geopolitical order.