Conversations with Peter Boghossian

Enrique Enriquez, poet, tarot reader, and self-described bird whisperer, shares his practice of calling and reading birds and treating nature as text. He talks about augury, devotional joy, and interpreting flight as story. They explore ritual, honesty as a prophetic tool, freedom through saying no, and the crisis of meaning facing young men.

Hunter Ash left the left not out of disillusionment but logic. He and Peter Boghossian trace the path from progressive true believer to post-rationalist: Why language became a weapon, what the "progressive stack" is really doing, and whether liberal institutions can survive their own tolerance. See more Peter Boghossian here.

Michael Every, global macro strategist at Rabobank known for geopolitical and financial analysis, breaks down how Middle East conflict is rattling energy markets and exposing flawed economic models. He maps dollar dynamics, Strait of Hormuz risks, and the idea of 'reverse perestroika.' Short, sharp takes on escalation incentives, supply-chain fragility, and interconnected global theaters.

Is Islam compatible with liberal democracy? Peter and French economist Ferghane Azihari follow the data where it leads. See what Peter's been up to here.

Anita Bartholomew, investigative journalist and author of Sacrificial Lambs who probes gender ideology and its impact on children. She traces queer theory's spread from academia into institutions. She examines social pressure to conform to 'be kind' norms, debates medical interventions for youth, and discusses rising youth identification and stories of detransition.

Philosophy professor and elite climber Bill Ramsey argues that a life without struggle cannot be fulfilling. The same honesty demanded by a rock face should be demanded of us by reason. Watch full video here. Follow Peter Boghossian

Angela Todd, Portland-based citizen journalist and founder of PDX Real, covers local politics, crime, and daily life in Portland. She discusses progressive policies and their effects on homelessness and public safety. She explains housing-first outcomes, decriminalization, nonprofit incentives, media narratives, retail theft, neighborhood decline, and grassroots organizing to push back.

Jan Vandebeek, Dutch researcher and data scientist who studies immigration and demographics, presents hard data on mass migration's effects in Europe. He discusses border policies and nonviolent deterrence, integration predictors like education and cultural distance, demographic projections and political risks, and alternatives to mass immigration such as automation and pro-natal policies.

Hakim El Karoui, head of Brunswick Paris and author on Islam and Arab policy, offers a concise tour of Islam, immigration, and French identity. He outlines France's Muslim demographics and a disconnected youth minority. He explores modern Islamic identity, laïcité and the veil, populist politics, terrorism's impact, and practical integration and institutional solutions.

Nicolas Pouvreau Monti, director and co-founder of the Observatoire de l'Immigration & de la Démographie, offers data-driven perspectives on immigration and demographics in France and Europe. He covers tripling migration metrics, varied integration outcomes by origin, the rise of Islam and anti-Semitism, legal and political constraints, asylum law dynamics, and demographic shifts shaping social cohesion.