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This is part two of the Fourth Frontier series. You can read part 1 here.
We recorded this episode after the tour of Paul McNiel’s place. It was two days after the third annual homesteading symposium at the Wagon Box—my first time m...
David McKerracher (M.A.) runs Theory Underground from his family’s regenerative farm in North Idaho. He is the author of Timenergy: Why You Have No Time or Energy (foreword by Slavoj Žižek) and is the creator of Canon: The Liberal Arts Trad...
A follow-up to the announcement post. Six things the game is doing that the original frame did not yet have language for.
When I announced Canon: TCG in February, I wrote about where the game came from, why it had to be a real game rather...
Recently a hit piece against my field has been making the rounds on Substack. It’s by , and its title is: “What Continental Philosophy Defenders Cannot Explain.”1 It’s a great piece because it illustrates the common sense operative in most...
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In a recent Substack post that has been making the rounds, argues the United States is a prison of nations that must be shattered.1 His foundation is J. Sakai’s Settlers: The Mythology of the White P...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Theory Underground is a lecture course, ongoing research seminar, and book publishing platform for workers with earbuds who are getting into theory and philosophy, founded and organized by David McKerracher.
Dispatches from the borderlands. Dark visions of a Moloch theory.
world's first postcast circle the void
Tracing belief under pressure. [email protected]
Canon: A trading card game (TCG). Imagine owning a special foil edition of Plato, Shakespeare, or Marx. The addicting gameplay motivates IRL reading. Subscribe to follow development and boost canon literacy.
Political Philosopher/Creator/Writer. Founder of the YouTube channel "1Dime" and host of the 1Dime Radio Podcast. https://linktr.ee/1Dimeofficial
“Autodidact” which means I’m an idiot, but at least I’m trying.
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