James Lindsay is a mathematician, author, and host of the New Discourses podcast. He is one of America’s leading critics of Marxism, critical theory, and identity politics, and is currently producing a long-running series reading directly from Nazi primary sources to bust historical revisionism circulating online.
Jenny Beth Martin is co-founder of the Tea Party movement and Chairman of Tea Party Patriots Action, representing three million grassroots conservative activists.
Key topics covered
- The history of “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion” and why it’s a proven forgery
- How antisemitism is rising on both the left and the right since October 7, 2023
- The way critical pedagogy and “generative themes” are used to radicalize young people
- How lines from Hitler’s writing are recycled into online content aimed at young men
- Russia, China, and Iran’s use of social media to divide the MAGA coalition
- The assassination of Charlie Kirk and the danger of normalizing political violence
- The legitimate debate over America’s foreign commitments versus antisemitic conspiracy
- Why the constitutional American framework beats radical European ideologies
- Taking personal responsibility for what you consume on social media
Timestamped topic breakdown
00:17 — Welcome and the rise of antisemitism on the left and right
09:20 — What “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion” actually are
15:24 — The same conspiracy lies recycled across decades
17:05 — How agitators exploit unmet expectations
21:59 — The Soviet origins of the modern anti-Zionism campaign
22:32 — The real history of Israel’s founding and the legal Zionist endeavor
30:25 — Why the left twists every fact against Western civilization
34:07 — Russia’s strategy for dividing a cohesive movement
39:28 — How Israel became the wedge to split MAGA
44:27 — Charlie Kirk, assassination culture, and critical pedagogy
53:08 — History as teacher and the American way forward
56:28 — Hitler’s critique of parliaments and American constitutional design
59:12 — Finding the American solution, not the Marxist one
01:01:00 — Guarding your mind in a propaganda battle space
01:12:22 — Legitimate policy debate versus antisemitic conspiracy
01:16:35 — Developing the instinct to tune out the cranks
01:20:34 — Everyone makes mistakes — repent and move forward
Links mentioned: New Discourses Podcast, teapartypatriots.org, jennybethshow.com