Shaun Newman Podcast #989 - Matt Ehret
Jan 26, 2026
Matt Ehret, Canadian historian and founder of the Canadian Patriot Review, discusses geopolitics and deep historical currents. He explores Greenland’s strategic future, traditions of technocratic control and a North American technate, and contested legacies from apartheid to postwar networks. Short, provocative takes on backchannel diplomacy and why historical war plans still matter.
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Greenland's Strategic Stakes
- Greenland is strategically vital with huge underexplored resources and a small resentful population open to alternatives to Danish control.
- Matt Ehret warns U.S. interest could be positive or enable transhumanist/technocratic projects depending on actors involved.
Technocracy's Echoes Today
- Technocracy Incorporated promoted a North American 'Technate' and managerial rule during the Depression era.
- Ehret links those 1930s ideas to modern transhumanist billionaires influencing geopolitics today.
Haldeman's Strange Path
- Joshua Haldeman led Canadian technocracy groups and later moved to South Africa where he promoted racist, apartheid-friendly ideas.
- Matt traces Haldeman as a cultural ancestor to Elon Musk's family milieu.
