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Robert Wright and Nikita Petrov discuss whether MAGA can be seen as a coherent global phenomenon. Plus: The paradox of international nationalism; Burkean conservatism vs. Silicon Valley libertarianism; and the crumbling rules-based order.
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0:00 MAGA as a coherent global phenomenon
8:46 Narrative vs. material forces behind MAGA
18:00 Mark Carney and the hypocrisy of the "rule-based order"
23:44 Burkeans vs. Silicon Valley libertarians
28:48 Make Russia Great Again
30:32 Heading to Overtime: Bob's experience in Moscow's Gorky Park
Discussed in Overtime:
Bob's trip to the USSR.
Bob and Nikita compare notes on the Claude Code revolution.
Putin's project of synthesizing a new Russian identity.
What makes Trump's Board of Peace more viable.
Link to schedule call with Nikita: calendly.com/psychopolitica/office-hours
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Nikita Petrov (https://psychopolitica.substack.com). Recorded January 30, 2026.
Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
Robert Wright and Nikita Petrov discuss whether MAGA can be seen as a coherent global phenomenon. Plus: The paradox of international nationalism; Burkean conservatism vs. Silicon Valley libertarianism; and the crumbling rules-based order.
Join NonZero's newly established Discord server: discord.gg/Zy4jAhTQMF
Exclusive Overtime discussion: nonzero.org/p/the-grand-unified-theory-of-maga
Subscribe to The NonZero Newsletter at: nonzero.org/subscribe
0:00 MAGA as a coherent global phenomenon
8:46 Narrative vs. material forces behind MAGA
18:00 Mark Carney and the hypocrisy of the "rule-based order"
23:44 Burkeans vs. Silicon Valley libertarians
28:48 Make Russia Great Again
30:32 Heading to Overtime: Bob's experience in Moscow's Gorky Park
Discussed in Overtime:
Bob's trip to the USSR.
Bob and Nikita compare notes on the Claude Code revolution.
Putin's project of synthesizing a new Russian identity.
What makes Trump's Board of Peace more viable.
Link to schedule call with Nikita: calendly.com/psychopolitica/office-hours
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Nikita Petrov (https://psychopolitica.substack.com). Recorded January 30, 2026.
Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
