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The Fourth Frontier, Part 2: Paul McNiel on The Wagon Box and the Fourth World

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...

7 days ago
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"62 Million Men"

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...

11 days ago
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Canon: TCG | What it does

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...

16 days ago
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Socioanalyzing Analytic Philosophy

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...

20 days ago
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Don't Read Settlers

David McKerracher | Theory Underground

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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  • Theory Underground

    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.

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    Dispatches from the borderlands. Dark visions of a Moloch theory.

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    world's first postcast circle the void

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    Tracing belief under pressure. [email protected]

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    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.

  • Tony Chamas (Tony of 1Dime)

    Political Philosopher/Creator/Writer. Founder of the YouTube channel "1Dime" and host of the 1Dime Radio Podcast. https://linktr.ee/1Dimeofficial

  • Sai Ewald

    “Autodidact” which means I’m an idiot, but at least I’m trying.

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