Behind Enemy Lines

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Behind Enemy Lines

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May 7, 2019

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Read Matt's Dissent essay, "Leaving Conservatism Behind"
Read Sam's essay about Jonah Goldberg's Suicide of the West, "The Remnant and the Restless Crowd"

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May 7, 2019

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A leftist's guide to the conservative movement, one podcast episode at a time, with co-hosts Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell.

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What Happened to Norman? (w/ David Klion): We're back with our first episode of 2020! To plumb the depths of the neoconservative soul, we read Norman Podhoretz's 1967 memoir "Making It" with our friend David Klion of Jewish Currents (and Twitter.com). by Know Your Enemy
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The Death of Conservatism? (Part 1): How did a once-marginal movement of right-wing ideologues manage to take power in America, ascending to the highest levels of government? In the first of two episodes on Sam Tanenhaus's "The Death of Conservatism," we look at the early history of post-war American conservatism. (Buckley, Bozell, and Burnham, oh my!) by Know Your Enemy
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The Definitely-Not-Racist National Conservatives: Matt and Sam discuss the inaugural National Conservatism conference in D.C (July 14-17) — and how the conservative movement is rebranding for the Trump era. by Know Your Enemy
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How Conservatives Argue: How do right-wing arguments work? Why do they often succeed? And how should leftists counter them? by Know Your Enemy
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The Year the Clock Broke (w/ John Ganz): Matt and Sam talk to John Ganz about David Duke, Pat Buchanan, Sam Francis, and the year 1992—when paleconservatives made a play for power and prefigured our own Trumpy times. by Know Your Enemy
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TEASER: L'Affaire (w/ John Ganz): Listener favorite John Ganz returns to explain how the Dreyfus Affair (and the French Third Republic) help us understand the Trumpian right, fascism, and the left's response to both. Subscribe on Patreon to hear the rest! by Know Your Enemy
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KYE Extra: "Last Ounce of Courage": Matt and Sam welcome Know Your Enemy Film Correspondent Jesse Brenneman onto the show to discuss the Obama-era movie and War-on-Christmas fever dream, Last Ounce of Courage. by Know Your Enemy
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Behind Enemy Lines: Matt and Sam introduce themselves and the show. by Know Your Enemy
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Longtime Listener, First Time Caller (the Mailbag Episode): Matt and Sam celebrate one year of Know Your Enemy by answering listener questions about hidden conservatives, right-wing novelists, COVID-19, George W. Bush, the Sanders collapse, and more. by Know Your Enemy
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The Windbag City (w/ Marshall Steinbaum): Matt and Sam and are joined by Marshall Steinbaum for a deep dive into the Chicago school of economics and the baleful influence of libertarian ideas. by Know Your Enemy
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She's Got a Plan (w/ Rebecca Traister): Matt and Sam talk to Rebecca Traister of New York Magazine about sexism and and electoral politics. by Know Your Enemy
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Gunpower (w/ Patrick Blanchfield): Matt and Sam talk with author Patrick Blanchfield about gun violence and America's commitment to a social order predicated on human disposability. Patrick's book "Gunpower" is out from Verso in March 2020. by Know Your Enemy
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TEASER - What Happened? (w/ Eric Levitz and Dan Sherrell): An excerpt from our post-election roundtable with Eric Levitz and Dan Sherrell. Subscribe to hear more! by Know Your Enemy
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Pandemic Politics (w/ Marshall Steinbaum & Sarah Jones): Two special guests return to the show—Sarah Jones and Marshall Steinbaum—to help Matt and Sam make sense of the politics of the pandemic. by Know Your Enemy
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TEASER: Reporting for Duty (w/ Dave Weigel): Matt and Sam talk to the Washington Post's David Weigel about his approach to reporting on American politics, left and right, and what he's learned during his travels across the country. by Know Your Enemy
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TEASER: Trump the Dove? (w/ Stephen Wertheim): An excerpt from our latest bonus episode on Trump's 'non-interventionist militarism' and the future of American foreign policy — with Stephen Wertheim of the Quincy Institute. Subscribe on Patreon to hear more! by Know Your Enemy
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TEASER: Jaffa vs. Kendall: Matt and Sam dig into one of the all-time great battles among conservative intellectuals: Harry Jaffa vs. Willmoore Kendall and their disputes over the Declaration, Lincoln, and the meaning of the American political tradition. by Know Your Enemy
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Know Your Frenemies (w/ Samuel Moyn): Matt and Sam talk with historian Samuel Moyn about the dangers of the Never Trump movement—a collection of conservative intellectuals and Republican operatives trying to consolidate the so-called political center against not just Trump but the Left. by Know Your Enemy
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