This week, the boys got together to talk about what appears to be a massive shift in the way the global system is ordered. Will it be better? Likely not. Will it present opportunities for rupture? Hopefully.

Why Is There No Antiwar Movement in the US?

https://jacobin.com/2026/03/iran-us-antiwar-movement-trump

Welcome to a Multidimensional Economic Disaster

https://archive.ph/gEEBj

The decline of the West and the rise of ‘the Rest’ will lead to a new world order

https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2025-09/decline-west-and-rise-rest-will-lead-new-world-order

This Is the Way a World Order Ends

https://archive.ph/9bEI6

This week's bonus episode is a close read of an article from Current Affairs titled What Is Fascism—And Why the Definition Matters by Abel Sterling. We found some merit in this article and decided it would form the basis of a good discussion. Stay tuned for part two.

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In part VI the boys discuss theories of "decadence" as viewed by the Aufheben collective.

We focus on their early contributions to Marxist theory, critique of the state, and their eventual decline.

Note: Within days of recording this, the Iran war broke out, but this was recorded a few days before that started.

Key Topics Discussed:

The Roots of Aufheben: How the collective emerged within the landscape of radical Marxist theory.

Critique of Luxemburgism: Why Aufheben rejected theories of automatic economic collapse in favor of a more nuanced understanding of class struggle.

The Decay of Theory: Analyzing the shifts in the collective’s perspective that signaled a move away from their original radical foundations.

Theoretical Implications: How these debates on the "highest stage" of capitalism and the "rentier state" remain relevant in today's shifting global landscape.

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