Today Sierra and I dive into polling, particularly political "opinion polls." Much of our discussion revolves around Christopher Hitchens' 1992 essay "Voting in the Passive Voice," which can be found on Harper's archive here: <a href= "https://tinyurl.com/2p9xrkum">https://tinyurl.com/2p9xrkum</a> We also discuss Gaetano Mosca's notion of "political formulas," a concept I learned about from Curtis Yarvin, but which can be read about in The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom by James Burnham, which is available on Amazon: <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Machiavellians-Defenders-Freedom-James-Burnham/dp/1839013958"> https://www.amazon.com/Machiavellians-Defenders-Freedom-James-Burnham/dp/1839013958</a>   Leave a rating and review, it really helps others to find the podcast. <ul> <li>Find more Caffeine and Philosophy content online: <a href= "https://caffeineandphilosophy.com/">https://caffeineandphilosophy.com/</a></li> <li>On Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/caffeineandphilosophy/">https://www.instagram.com/caffeineandphilosophy/</a></li> <li>On YouTube: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/ChristopherRobertson">https://www.youtube.com/c/ChristopherRobertson</a></li> </ul>

Episode 40: Drag Shows and Feminism (with Sierra)

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