Iran War Casualty Gap | Bombing Ecuador | Cuba Blockade | Far-Right Death Threats | Oil Crisis, Food Crisis, and Revolution | Ep. 294
If each instance of my writing is a way to process and think deeply about one specific thing, then the podcasting is a way to reassemble the individual problems I spend time thinking about back into a messy texture that requires engagement as a whole. Podcasting brings the vibes back in, without losing the hot takes.
In this week’s episode of the pod, accordingly, I cover a lot of ground:
America’s war in Iran is creating a casualty gap that widens the gulf between the military’s enlisted and officer class.
As the costs of the Iran war mount, most of the world remains distracted from America’s illegal blockade of Cuba—an act of war.
The oil crisis is already fueling a food crisis, which is going to sow revolutionary conditions around the world.
Imperialism does and doesn’t help explain the US bombing a dairy farm in Ecuador.
Pete Hegseth’s pastor praying for the death of Texas senate candidate James Talarico signals a wave of far right violence that will confront the victories of left populist democrats in 2026 and 2028.
Tracking the latest in the Iran war reveals just how much we're experiencing epistemic collapse—did Iran even fire missiles at Diego Garcia?
Catch the episode wherever you get podcasts, or watch on YouTube.
Hey, friend! You might have noticed that I’m offering more of Un-Diplomatic without the paywall; I’m trying to keep as much as possible public. But to do that requires your help because Un-Diplomatic is entirely reader-supported. As we experiment with keeping our content paywall-free, please consider the less than $2 per week it takes to keep this critical analysis going.
ICYMI: