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DHP Special: Revisiting “The Iron Law of Oligarchy”

by Prof CJ | Sep 30, 2024 |

n this episode, CJ revisits DHP Episode 34, "The Iron Law of Oligarchy," from 2014, in preparation for an upcoming mini-series on oligarchy & CJ's argument that modern democracy is just oligarchy with extra steps. Join CJ as he discusses: A little bit about German sociologist Robert Michels, who first described this law The Iron Law of Oligarchy as described by Michels in his early-20th century book Political Parties The Iron Law of Oligarchy in other contexts Some noteworthy exceptions to the Iron Law that various scholars have found, including the International Typographical Union, the...

DHP Special: A Cowboy in the Jungle Looks at 43/”Knowledge is Power”

by Prof CJ | Sep 18, 2024 | The Dangerous History Podcast

Yesterday CJ turned 43. Unfortunately, he was sick on his birthday (and still is today), but he decided to look into the vault of vintage DHP episodes to see what DHP Ep. 43 was, and lo & behold, it was a Fun-Size Silver Bullet episode from 2014 that's quite evergreen & may be even more relevant today than ever, so he decided to reissue it on the podcast feed along with a new intro & some important announcements "Knowledge is power": There’s more depth to the old cliche than there might appear at first glance. Join CJ as he discusses: Some of the earliest known usages of this...

DHP Ep. 0271: Schencking the First Amendment

by Prof CJ | Sep 13, 2024 | The Dangerous History Podcast

In 1919, the Supreme Court of the United States voted unanimously to uphold the conviction of Socialist Party activists whose only crime was distributing a pamphlet critical of conscription during American participation in the First World War, even though the pamphlet did not advocate any lawbreaking -- not even civil disobedience. Links Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon Check out CJ's Patreon shop to buy his Dangerous History of the US Dollar collection (more collections of older series & episodes to come) Come meet CJ & see him speak at the Oct. 2024 Self Reliance...

DHP Ep. 0270: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 12

by Prof CJ | Sep 11, 2024 | The Dangerous History Podcast

In this dozenth episode in the Wilson series, join CJ as he discusses the ways in which the Wilson administration & Corporate America (especially the House of Morgan) was decidedly un-neutral in regard to the First World War over the course of 1915. Links Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon Other ways to support the show Subscribe to the Dangerous History Podcast Youtube Channel Get CJ’s Dangerous American History Bibliography FREE Hire CJ to speak to your group or at your event Like this episode? You can throw CJ a $ tip via Paypal here:...

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