February 27

Ep. 0253: “Academia is a Racket”: 13 Problems with Conventional Academia

From segments recorded during multiple drives, CJ pieced together his first Silver Bullet episode in over 6 months (and his longest Silver Bullet episode ever), in which he goes over in detail 13 of his biggest complaints about academia, based on his observations & experience from having been a student in it for 6 years & a teacher in it for 16 years.

Join CJ as he discusses the following problems with modern conventional academia:

  1. No real market feedback mechanism to indicate whether a “good education” is being provided.
  2. Overspecialization.
  3. Rigid credentialism.
  4. Too many courses online (especially at the intro/gen-ed level.)
  5. Excessive disability accommodations.
  6. Private-sector profiteering (off a captive audience & cartelized, non-competitive system.)
  7. Administrative bloat.
  8. A focus on arbitrary metrics that can be juked/gamed.
  9. Degree inflation.
  10. The accreditation agencies functioning as a cartel enforcer to artificially restrict entry & reduce competition.
  11. Ideology baked into most (if not all) disciplines, in many cases for over a century.
  12. The adversarial relationship often automatically created between student & teacher.
  13. State & corporate influence & control.

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February 15

Ep. 0252: Stakeholder Neofascism & the Professional Managerial Class (w/Alex Von Sternberg)


For this DHP episode, CJ was happy to be joined again by Alexander Von Sternberg to talk about a recent episode Alex did on his show, History Impossible, called “Stakeholder Naziism.”

Join CJ & Alex on a wide-ranging, freewheeling conversation about “stakeholder capitalism,” its methodological similarities to fascism, the modern American “professional managerial class,” how Wokeism fits into this, how these phenomena manifest in various institutions (including Hollywood & academia), and potential action items & white pills in the face of this seeming Orwellian Juggernaut!

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February 7

Ep. 0251: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 10

Finally, more than a year after Woodrow Wilson Part 9, CJ returns to the story of the man he loves to hate!

This time, we’re going to take a detour from the chrono-narrative of Wilson’s presidency; this one is going to focus on Wilson’s beliefs, statements & actions on race throughout his career as an academic & politician.

Was Woodrow Wilson a racist? The short answer is yes, without a doubt. But as is so often the case with history, the details are more complicated & more interesting than most people realize!

Join CJ as he does a deep-dive exploration into Woodrow Wilson’s beliefs, statements, & actions regarding race through his academic & political careers.

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January 4

Ep. 0250: 12 Writers Every Libertarian (Including Me) Should Read More


In this episode, CJ discusses 12 authors who (in his opinion) deserve to be more widely known & read among libertarian/anarchist/etc type people. Most of these authors would not actually identify as “libertarians” or “anarchists,” but all have a strong independent streak & have at least some views & attitudes that overlap with libertarianism and/or anarchism. Furthermore, all of them are great writers in their respective genres.

Join CJ as he discusses:

  • Montesquieu
  • Alexis de Tocqueville
  • Jose Ortega y Gasset
  • John Dos Passos
  • Jacques Ellul
  • Jane Jacobs
  • Gore Vidal
  • Edward Abbey
  • Mike Resnick
  • James C. Scott
  • Kirkpatrick Sale
  • F. Paul Wilson
  • And stay tuned to the end of the episode for information about CJ’s upcoming course at Renegade University!

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December 12

Ep. 0249: Chasing Ghosts w/Bill Buppert

For this DHP episode, CJ was delighted to be joined by retired Army officer, military contractor, and irregular warfare expert Bill Buppert. Long-time DHP listeners (& those who’ve gone through the back catalogue) may recall that Bill was the very first guest CJ ever had on the DHP, all the way back in 2015. A few months ago, Bill launched a podcast of his own, Chasing Ghosts, in which he covers the history, theory & practice of irregular warfare, and the shortcomings of its alleged antidote, counterinsurgency.

Join CJ & Bill as they discuss Bill’s background, his podcast, irregular warfare, the problems with counterinsurgency, and 3 of the greatest practitioners of irregular warfare in the 20th century – Michael Collins, T.E. Lawrence, & Paul Von Lettow-Vorbeck, who all operated c. 1916-1922.

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