The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

Unrestrained Right and Democrats as the War Party, Military Keynesianism, Putin's Prospect Theory, Dictatorship in the Philippines | Ep. 119

Episode Summary

The deep dive on the Philippines presidential election and what it means that they elected Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. Have Democrats become the party of war? Yes, but maybe not for long. Is the right running a restraint foreign policy? Hell no. The prospects of a Putin nuclear war. Why new hip-hop is not as good as the old stuff. Military Keynesianism is a sucker's bet. Feminism and intersectional struggles for progress--what the Handmaid's Tale is good for (and not).

Episode Notes

The deep dive on the Philippines presidential election and what it means that they elected Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. Have Democrats become the party of war? Yes, but maybe not for long. Is the right running a restraint foreign policy?  Hell no.  The prospects of a Putin nuclear war.  Why new hip-hop is not as good as the old stuff.  Military Keynesianism is a sucker's bet.  Feminism and intersectional struggles for progressive--what the Handmaid's Tale is good for (and not).

Contributors: Gaby Magnuson, Celia McDowall, Alex Auty, Hunter Marston