‘Very few people in parliament can match Nadhim’s childhood experience, his understanding of international affairs, his skills as a businessman and his passion for politics’ Rory Stewart

'From Baghdad to number 11 Downing Street: in any other country it would be fiction. You have to read it to believe it’ Jeffrey Archer 

 Born and raised in Baghdad, Nadhim Zahawi arrived in the UK aged 12, having been forced to flee Iraq with his family, under threat from Saddam Hussein’s regime.

In this candid and thoughtful memoir, Nadhim vividly recalls his upbringing in the Middle East, his family’s adjustment to their new life in Britain and his rise to Second Lord of the Treasury, one of the highest offices in his adoptive homeland.

From his family home being repossessed in his teens to the incredible success of YouGov, and from the highs (and lows) of Jeffrey Archer’s mayoral campaign to overseeing Britain’s rollout as Minister for COVID Vaccine Deployment, Nadhim reflects on the setbacks faced and hurdles cleared that have reinforced his belief in the power of hard work and the benefits of an open, inclusive society.

The Boy from Baghdad is the full and fascinating story of Nadhim’s personal, professional and political journey from Waziriyah to Westminster.

The Boy from Baghdad: My Journey from Waziriyah to Westminster, By Nadhim Zahawi, Read by Nadhim Zahawi

Gabrielle Perry joins us to discuss her recent Scalawag article, "Louisiana is the blueprint for further fascist repression." Jeff Dorchen delivers a new "The Moment of Truth" after the interview.

Check out Gabrielle's article here: https://scalawagmagazine.org/2024/07/louisiana-is-the-blueprint-for-further-fascist-repression/

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Louisiana Is a Testbed for a Fascist State Apparatus / Gabrielle Perry

Com as eleições na Alemanha, a AfD consolida o seu poder? Não se aprendeu nada no último século? A imigração continua a ser o cavalo da batalha da extrema-direita? Não será altura de passar a classificar conservadorismo vs liberalismo, em vez de esquerda vc direita? Terá havido um exagero nas notícias acerca do terramoto que abalou Portugal esta semana? Como anda a política nacional, estendida à Europa?

Triangulação do Círculo

Ep. 224 - Eleições na Alemanha e os seus impactos; O terramoto; Política nacional

Today's guest is Meghan McCain, political commentator, former co-host of ABC's The View, and host of the podcast Citizen McCain.

Reason's Billy Binion talks with her about the changing GOP, bias in corporate media, the 2024 election, and what it's like to be a non-MAGA, nonpopulist member of today's Republican Party.

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Meghan McCain: 'Trump Didn’t Break My Brain. What’s Your Excuse?'

National Book Award finalist Arlie Russell Hochschild returns to This is Hell! to speak with us about her new book, "Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right." "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview

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Yoav Litvin joins us to discuss his Al Jazeera column, "Project Esther: A Trumpian blueprint to crush anticolonial resistance: The Heritage Foundation strategy named after the biblical Jewish queen offers insights into the persecution those who oppose Zionism and white-supremacy will likely face in Trump’s America."

"The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview.

Check out Yoav's article here: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/11/15/project-esther-a-trumpian-blueprint-to-crush-anticolonial-resistance

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The New Discourses Podcast with James Lindsay, Ep. 152

On December 3, 2024, James Lindsay revealed to the world that he had perpetrated a hoax (https://newdiscourses.com/2024/12/a-communist-manifesto-for-christian-nationalists-testing-the-woke-right/) against the nominally "Christian Nationalist" magazine American Reformer in which he had rewritten a significant portion of the Communist Manifesto to flatter their "Woke Right" ideology. In the ensuing days, the hoax has caused quite a stir on the conservative side of the internet, generating a completely unexpected response in which, in addition to deflecting from the hoax and bashing James, many ostensible conservatives launched into robust defenses of Marxist analysis, critical theory, and postmodernism. How good was the hoax, though, and what did it actually say? In this episode of the New Discourses Podcast, host James Lindsay reads through a rough side-by-side comparison text (https://newdiscourses.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CM-for-CN-Appendix-Docs.pdf) he prepared showing how close the hoax actually was so you can hear and decide for yourself. Join him and see if you agree that the hoax was good.

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The Hoax that Broke the Conservative Internet

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick Gillespie attempt to describe the ongoing cultural shifts occurring in the wake of President Donald Trump's re-election.

01:53—Donald Trump and cultural "vibe shift"

30:40—Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)

41:00—Weekly listener question

45:50—Trump outrage lightning round

53:55—This week's cultural recommendations

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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The Cultural Consequences of Trump's Victory

Donald Trump continues to destroy Christian constitutional conservatism, and the only way to stop him is to choose to fight for our values. 

Fighting for conservatism is a choice we all must make - 021725

Having served only a few weeks in office, one thing remains clear: Donald Trump has completely destroyed Christian constitutional conservatism. 

Donald Trump has completely destroyed Christian constitutional conservatism - 031725

“America Works 2040: A New Deal for the Next Generation”

My fellow Americans,
For too long, we’ve been told that the only way to compete is to fight—fight with tariffs, fight with trade wars, fight with uncertainty. But what if we chose a different path—not one of endless friction, but of lasting strength?

It’s time to end the tariff wars. Let’s stop punishing ourselves at the cash register and on the factory floor. Let’s rebuild what made this country a powerhouse: our own hands, our own minds, and our own workers.

Our plan is called America Works 2040.

First, we call off the tariffs and step out of the cycle of retaliation and isolation. We replace chaos with clarity. We lead not by shouting, but by building—by engaging the world on fair and stable terms.

Second, we invest in domestic production—not just to compete, but to thrive. We create Local Resilience Zones in the towns Wall Street forgot. We bring back semiconductors, clean energy, and biotech to American soil.

Third, and most importantly, we launch Labor Market Bonds—a revolutionary approach to investing in our own people. Every American gets a lifetime training wallet. Our government issues bonds that fund local training, reskilling, and job placement. We don’t throw people out when the economy changes—we bring them in.

This is a vision rooted in longevity, not volatility. In inclusion, not division. And in strength, not scarcity.

Let’s stop reacting and start rebuilding. Let’s lead by example. Let’s choose the long game.

Let’s make America work—again, and for everyone.

America Works 2040 - A New Deal for the Next Generation

Did mainstream conservatives and libertarians lose a generation of young men to the post-liberal, reactionary right?

Reason's Nick Gillespie talks with C. Bradley Thompson, author of the Substack newsletter The Redneck Intellectual, and Jeremiah Johnson of the Center for New Liberalism, who wrote the article "Weak Men Create Hard Times: And Weak Men Love a Strongman."

This conversation was recorded live on Wednesday May 21.

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C. Bradley Thompson and Jeremiah Johnson: Rise of the 'MAGA Manosphere'

The New Discourses Podcast with James Lindsay, Ep. 166

MAGA is in danger. It isn't just the attack from the Woke Left that it has to worry about these days, either. There's an internal coup attempt happening, trying to take over MAGA from within and steal its thunder. In a recent big essay published on New Discourses (read it here), James Lindsay explains in unprecedented detail what Woke is, how it operates as a false-elitist cult, how it manifests on both Left and Right, and finally, how the Woke Right is using a mechanism called "elitist capture" to run a four-step coup of MAGA and America that has sparked a "MAGA Civil War" in response. In this episode of the New Discourses Podcast, Lindsay, as host, reads the near-final draft of this essay with minimal additional commentary. Join him to learn about the threat to MAGA and America coming from the Woke Right and its attempted coup.

Full Article: https://newdiscourses.com/2025/05/the-woke-rights-elitist-coup-inside-the-maga-civil-war/

00:00:00 Introduction 
00:01:10 Chapter 1 - Understanding the Definition of Woke
00:33:30 Chapter 2 - The Woke, the Wokish, and the Structure of Woke Cults
00:51:50 Chapter 3 - Woke Left and Woke Right
01:29:20 Chapter 4 - The Current Phase of the Woke Right MAGA Revolution
02:09:50 Conclusion

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The Woke Right's Elitist Coup: Inside the MAGA Civil War

New Discourses Bullets, Ep. 117

The MAGA Civil War is upon us, as many people have noticed. But what is it? Where did it come from? What are the sides, and who is right? In a recent long essay (https://newdiscourses.com/2025/05/the-woke-rights-elitist-coup-inside-the-maga-civil-war/) and New Discourses Podcast episode, James Lindsay outlined the origins and nature of the MAGA Civil War in unprecedented detail, but it is unfortunately very long. In this episode of New Discourses Bullets, he summarizes the biggest takeaways from that longer presentation in a quickly digestible form. Join him to get the skinny on this crucial issue.

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Exposing the MAGA Civil War

- 8 stages of US. History will repeat if we don't know that history. Conservatism has checks and balances. Now a vendetta against the left. New system rising.
-Stand and endure in trust. Match truth with the Lord's word. Can't trust media. Graduates live longer. We are programmed and trained to be employees, not entrepreneurs. Privileged few run things. Leaders don't tend to speak for their constituents. World's truth is a control mechanism. We must endure to death if necessary. Church is infiltrated because God doesn't argue with Himself.
- We can have peace when it's else wise gone. Breakthroughs are fuel that can last the rest of our lives. In our weakness His strength is perfected (in us...). Know how to let go? We receive things by revelation from the Holy Ghost.
- Don't complain! Though eternal, we are leaving here. Don't take time here for granted. Find Christ in every day. Stop worrying- He shows up at the very end. Trials are love and necessary. There is no peace. Racism is an example. 
- 4 horsemen partial review. Global financial system.
- Atlantic isn't going to hold together. Mid East winters are getting brutal. 
- Rev. 20- Fulfillment against Gog Magog; total corruption. God looses Satan after 1,000 yrs. out of mercy. Dead judged by Book of Life. No 2nd death for us. Our advocate wipes our slate clean. Praise God if our name is written in the Book of Life. Sins to Sea of Forgetfulness.  Death AND hell delivered up dead. Some will exist in death without identity. 
-He will overcome the world in us. We are meant for victory. Our choice. Don't resist. God won't recognize who we invent. We are predestined. We are sent to become empowered. Then.. we get to go back home.  


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