Carl Beijer

Carl Beijer

Readings on politics, socialism, and other things from Carl Beijer's substack.

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Disnomination and the right's war on language

Listen now (12 min) | The left's PC etiquette rules and the right's newspeak campaign are very different problems.

Dec 7, 2021

Why won't conservatives eat the bugs?

Listen now (4 min) | There's a scientific explanation for a popular right-wing catchphrase.

Dec 2, 2021

"Authoritarian" is an analytically useless concept

Listen now (13 min) | It's just an inflammatory label used to shut down debate.

Dec 1, 2021

Pandering to the right is lucrative and can make you extremely popular

Listen now (13 min) | No risk, sacrifice, or free-thinking required.

Nov 24, 2021

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