Bob & Ben catch up to talk about the state of political and social unrest in the US and where they see current events within recent history. They cover the recent turn to vigilantism in the US by both anti-mask protestors and the state of Texas, as well as their concern over a tyrannical minority shaping American institutions to maintain power. They also speculate about where all this might lead us…..

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This episode was edited by Gary Fletcher.

Works referenced in this episode:

• Thomas Pikkety, Capital and Ideology, Harvard University Press, 2020.
• “Yuval Noah Harari Reveals the Real Dangers Ahead,” The Ted Interviews, July 2019.
• “How to Talk to a Science Denier w/ Lee McIntyre,” The Road to Now #203, August 2, 2021.