Category Archives: Andrew Yang

Robert Stark and Matthew Pegas talk about Urbanist observations from trip to San Diego

1980's, 80's music, aesthetics, American Culture, Andrew Yang, Architecture, Basic Income, Calexit, California, Cities, Class, Culture, demographics, Economics, Environment, Erasure, Historic Preservation, History, Immigration, John C. Portman Jr, Los Angeles, Malibu, Malls, Matthew Pegas, Mexico, Middle Class, Music, Politics, Postmodernism, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Silicon Valley, Skyscrapers, Suburbia, SWPL, Travel, Urbanism, Wealth, Wilderness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark and Matthew Pegas talk about their recent trip to San Diego and their observations on cultural and urbanist trends.

Topics:

San Diego’s reputation as a smaller, cleaner, nicer version of LA and its unique attributes
The layout of the city with a centralized downtown near the waterfront surrounded by suburban sprawl
San Diego and Orange County among the largest areas of upper middle class sprawl in the nation
Politics of San Diego as a historically Republican stronghold that has trended Democratic in recent years
Demographics of San Diego and how they relate to overall CA trends
The most stereotypical American City located in CA while the State is culturally drifting apart from the rest of the Country
After decades of suburban sprawl, San Diego eyes big shift to dense development
The historic Gaslamp Quarter which is the one section that feels truly urban
Horton Plaza: Will this PoMo wonderland in San Diego be saved?
Architect Jon Jerde’s inspiration for Horton Plaza from Ray Bradbury’s “The Aesthetic of Lostness” extolling the virtues of getting “safely lost”
Wealthy beach community La Jolla and it’s village layout
The importance of investing in communal places that the public can enjoy, particularly in wealthy areas
Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
The Victorian Hotel del Coronado
Friendship Park at the US/Mexico Border and political symbolism of the border wall
The Inland Empire
Heavenly Action by Erasure, the soundtrack of the trip with a message that friendship, love, and positivity can conquer anything

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Robert Stark interviews Alt-Centrist Jonathan Edwards

aesthetics, Alt Center, Alternative Right, American Culture, Andrew Yang, Aristocratic Individualism, Art, automation, Basic Income, Bernie Sanders, California, capitalism, censorship, Corporations, Culture, demographics, Donald Trump, Economics, Environment, Homosexuality, Immigration, Jonathan Edwards, Journey to Vapor Island, Leftism, Matthew Pegas, Middle Class, Political Correctness, Politics, Sexuality, social capital, Social Isolation, social trust, Socialism, Spree Shootings, technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark and Matthew Pegas talk to Jonathan Edwards about the Alt-Center phenomenon and Andrew Yang. Check out Jonathan on Twitter.

Topics:

Background as a Democrat, Bernie Sanders/Jill Stein supporter, and parting ways with the Left due to the focus on identity politics and censorship
Angela Nagle’s book Kill All Normies
Interest in dissident centrism, which has unfortunately not taken off due to polarization
The need for the Alt-Center to become a sustained cultural and intellectual movement
Left Wing solutions to reactionary grievances
The decline in the dissident right’s enthusiasm over Andrew Yang
Yang’s out of the box stances, and his missed opportunity to be the dissident center candidate rather than a standard liberal democrat with a UBI
Why a UBI and automation may remove the incentive and justification for mass immigration
Deepfake technology
Observations as a California native on the State’s income inequality and lack of social cohesion
The Idea of Homonationalism as an alternative to left wing LGBT identity politics
The need for society to support both outsider artist and normative family values
How Woke Capital uses identity politics to distract from economic injustices
Robert’s novel Journey to Vapor Island
The need for grand aesthetic visions in politics
The need to invest in the arts and culture
Importance of environmentalism

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Robert Stark talks to Prince of Queens about the 2020 Democratic Primary

Alt Center, Alternative Left, Alternative Right, Andrew Yang, Basic Income, Bernie Sanders, capitalism, Corporations, Donald Trump, Economics, Elections, Feminism, Gender, Healthcare, Homosexuality, Immigration, Internet, Kamala Harris, Leftism, Matthew Pegas, Morality, Personality Types, Political Correctness, Politics, Prince of Queens, Radical Center, Social Justice Warriors, Tulsi Gabbard, War

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark and Matthew Pegas talk to Prince of Queens about the 2020 Democratic Primary. Prince of Queens is host of the Gaytiarchy on Youtube and was involved with the original Alt-Left/Realist Left scene. You can also check him out on Twitter.

Topics:

Why Prince of Queens rejects the Left and now describes himself as a radically specific centrist
The recent debates and who won them
How most Democratic candidates are either leftist, corporatist, or both
The unanimous opinion among the candidates to decriminalize illegal immigration
The Great Awokening
Why Prince of Queens supported Bernie Sanders in 2016 but no longer does
White knighting for Joe Biden over the busing controversy
Personality types of the candidates and effectiveness of moralistic pandering
Prince of Queen’s concerns about Andrew Yang’s UBI
Why Tulsi Gabbard is the only candidate Prince of Queens would support
How much of a Trump apologist is Prince of Queens
Tech companies interfering with the election and the need for state intervention
Buttigieg on China
The pushing of gay white men out of the inter-sectional equation
Prediction that Kamala Harris will be the finalist

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Robert Stark interviews Logo Daedalus

aesthetics, American Culture, Anarchism, Andrew Yang, Architecture, Aristocratic Individualism, Art, Art Deco, automation, Basic Income, Cities, Comic Books, Culture, Cyberpunk, Donald Trump, Economics, Futurism, Incels, Instagram, Italian Futurism, Logo Daedalus, Mid-Century Modern, New York, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Retro Futurism, Skyscrapers, Social Media, Steampunk, Suicide, Surrealism, technology, Urbanism, Wyndham Lewis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Logo Daedalus is the author of Selfie, Suicide: or Cairey Turnbull’s Blue Skiddoo and writes for Autistic Mercury. You can also check him out on Twitter.

Topics:

Logo’s novel Selfie, Suicide, a coming of age satire of a failed artist
Instagram inspired parody art museums
New York’s Staircase to Nowhere
How technology impacts politics
Wyndham Lewis
Andrew Yang
How the UBI could create a cultural renaissance
The Obama to Trump voters in the Rustbelt
Aesthetics as politics
Retro-futurist genres Steampunk, Dieselpunk, and Cyberpunk
Underground comics

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Robert Stark interviews Author Shane Eide

Aesthetic Socialism, aesthetics, Alt Center, Alternative Left, Alternative Right, Andrew Yang, Aristocratic Individualism, Art, Basic Income, Brandon Adamson, capitalism, Class, Culture, Economics, Eugenics, Giovanni Dannato, Gore Vidal, horror, humor, Incels, Journey to Vapor Island, Literature, neo-tribalism, Personality Types, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Radical Center, Sexuality, Shane Eide, social capital, Social Darwinism, social status, Socialism, Surrealism

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shane Eide blogs at Emerging Hermit and is the author of Artists Go To Hell: Novellas and Stories

Topics:

Artists Go To Hell and theme of celebrities becoming symbols of something they are not
Kafkaesque theme of  waking up in a centralized prison/insane asylum where nobody can give you a straight answer about where you are
Shane’s upcoming book Contours of Nothing, a collection of aphorisms on politics, relationships, art, and religion
Shane’s interest in metaphysical ideas
How psychology drives politics
Shane’s Attempt at Self Description
How being politically homeless and not fitting into a slot is bad for marketing
Tracing the Lineage of a Radical Center
Radical Centrist thinker Gore Vidal
The Alt-Center, Starkianism and the Demystification of Social Capital
Emerging Alt-Center concepts such as Smart Socialism, Aristocratic Radicalism, and Neo-Tribalism
Parody book review of Incel by Corey Ruttner

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Robert Stark talks to Rachel Haywire about her Campaign for President

alienation, Alt Center, American Culture, Anarchism, Andrew Yang, Art, Aspergers Syndrome, Basic Income, censorship, Class, Corporations, Culture, Donald Trump, Drugs, Economics, Elections, Futurism, Globalization, Healthcare, Independent Political Candidates, Italian Futurism, Leftism, Music, National Futurism, Rachel Haywire, Radical Center, Silicon Valley, social capital, Social Isolation, social status, Spree Shootings, The New Reaction, Transhumanism, Wealth, Zoltan Istvan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark talks to Rachel Haywire about her campaign for President under the Transhumanist Party. You can register here to vote for her in the Transhumanist primaries. Rachel is a musician, event producer, writer, model, and is currently the CEO of Avant Design, a new agency focused on bringing a unique aesthetic to both tech and media.

Topics:

Trans-humanist policies: neuro engineering, cybernetic implants, and radical life extension
The wealthy gatekeepers in Trans-humanism
Crypto-currency for specialized healthcare
Funding for MDMA and LSD as therapeutic remedies
The political ideology of beyond the center
Thesis on the restraint of mental freedom
Funding for the transgressive arts and giving artists a greater role in the economy
Rachel’s book The New Art Right
National Futurism and creating nations of the mind
An end to imperialistic global trade policies
An end to credentialism
Greater awareness and support for neuro diversity
The deplatforming of political dissidents and center right gate keepers
A UBI of 2k/per month, funded by taxing Woke Capital and an end to overseas intervention and mass incarceration
Releasing a music track about running for President

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Robert Stark talks to Anatoly Karlin about Andrew Yang and The War on Normal People

Alt Center, Anatoly Karlin, Andrew Yang, Asia, Asian Culture, automation, Baby Boomers, Basic Income, Bernie Sanders, Brandon Adamson, capitalism, China, Class, Conservatives, Culture, demographics, Donald Trump, Economics, Futurism, Human Bio Diversity, Immigration, income inequality, IQ, Iran, Leftism, Liberalism, Millennials, Oligarchy, Peter Turchin, Political Parties, Politics, Race Relations, Radical Center, Republican Party, Socialism, Tucker Carlson, War, Wealth, welfare state

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark and Brandon Adamson talk to Unz Review blogger Anatoly Karlin about his book review of Andrew Yang’s the War on Normal People.

Topics:

Anatoly’s articles Yang Hasn’t Gone Anywhere, 7 Reasons Why #YangGang Is More Than Just A Meme and What Does Everyone Think About Andrew Yang?
The young educated demographic of support, THE GREY TRIBE, and faction from the dissident right
Yang’s chances of winning
Yang over Trump but Trump over Harris or Biden
Tucker Carlson agreeing with leftist on Venezuela Intervention
Why Yang’s UBI and VAT proposal are relatively Centrist
Iran’s UBI experiment
Peter Turchin and theory of elite over production leading to social instability
Asian American Identity and positive mentions of China
Charles Murray’s COMING APART and Bubble Quiz
The potential impact of the UBI and automation on immigration and demographic trends
How America’s failure to adjust to new realities is leading to social tension

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Robert Stark talks to David Cole about The Right’s Trump Fatigue

acting, Alternative Right, American Culture, Andrew Yang, Ann Coulter, anti-semitism, Conservatives, Crime, Culture, David Cole, demographics, Donald Trump, Economics, Elections, Film, Immigration, income inequality, Islam, Matthew Pegas, Political Parties, Politics, Race Relations, Republican Party, Science Fiction, Sexuality, Takimag

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark and Matthew Pegas talk with David Cole about the Right’s disillusionment with Trump. David Cole writes for Takimag and is the author of Republican Party Animal.

Topics:

David’s article Twilight of the God Emperor
Ann Coulter : Trump’s Failing. Don’t Ask Me to Lie About it
Ann Coulter: Trump’s Border Wall Prototypes a Ridiculous Waste of Time’
The reasons that Trump is ignoring the concerns of his base
How the election is not Trump’s to win but Democrats’ to lose
How employment stats are like Nielsen Ratings
How it is easier for politicians to tell people they are doing poorly than defend the status quo
Never Trumpers warming up to Trump who is now basically a standard big business Republican
Robert’s Takimag article on Andrew Yang demonstrates that the Right has basically given up on stopping mass immigration
How Dystopian Science Fiction Films often deal with class but not race
The disenfranchisement of the White proletariat in South Africa
Whites exploiting their physical appearance
How Ann Coulter’s comment that immigration policy should be run like Tinder was inspired by a discussion with David on South African actresses
David’s article Stop With the Golems, Already! about congresswoman Ilhan Omar

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Robert Stark talks about Andrew Yang and the Post-Nationalist Future

Alt Center, Alternative Right, American Culture, Andrew Yang, Architecture, Asia, Asian Culture, automation, Basic Income, capitalism, China, Cities, Class, Conservatives, Corporations, Culture, decentralization, democracy, demographics, Donald Trump, Economics, Elections, Immigration, Incels, income inequality, Leftism, Liberalism, Mass Democracy, Matthew Pegas, Mental illness, Middle Class, Morality, Nationalism, NEETs, neo-tribalism, Neoliberalism, Oligarchy, Personality Types, Political Correctness, Politics, Psychology, Race Relations, social capital, Social Isolation, Suburbia, Takimag, Urbanism, Wealth, welfare state, Zoning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark and Matthew Pegas talk about Robert’s Takimag article Andrew Yang and the Post-Nationalist Future

Topics:

Yang’s objective is not to dismantle neo-liberalism but rather create a more humane version of it
Potential for cross pollination between right and left Yang supporters towards a dissident center
Trump’s failed last chance for American nationalism
Future political paradigm of neo-tribalism vs. enforced loyalty to mass society
How a UBI will lead to the formation of neo-tribes
Political campaigns as neuro-tribes
Pursuing one’s group interest as a minority in a Post-American future
How a UBI treats everyone equally, bypasses the middleman, and a step towards smart socialism
Unlike both capitalism and socialism, UBI is the only solution that is viable in an atomized society
How a social safety net combined with freedom of association is the only thing that can hold this nation together
Whether a UBI will solve issues such as declining birthrates and the sex recession
Yang Claims Universal Income Can Curb the Racism of His White Nationalist Fans
The personality of the technocratic engineer vs the lawyer in politics
Yang’s view of politics based on an understanding of psychology and human nature
Yang’s comment predicting anti-Asian violence which was taken out of context by conservatives
Materialist vs. idealist views on the roots of group-group violence
The UBI’s impact on class dynamics and danger of a neo-feudalist technocracy
Rethinking the American dream in terms of alternatives to the suburban home such as an arcology or self contained city
Whether smart socialism and urban renewal need a strong centralized state

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Robert Stark talks about Andrew Yang’s Campaign for President

Alt Center, Alternative Left, Alternative Right, American Culture, Andrew Yang, Architecture, Art, automation, Basic Income, Bernie Sanders, Brandon Adamson, capitalism, conformity, Conservatives, Corporations, Culture, demographics, Donald Trump, Economics, Elections, Freedom of Speech, Immigration, income inequality, Liberalism, Malls, Matthew Pegas, Memes, Nationalism, NEETs, Neoliberalism, Politics, Radical Center, Silicon Valley, social capital, Social Isolation, Social Justice Warriors, Suburbia, Tulsi Gabbard, Urbanism, Vaporwave, Wealth, welfare state, Zoning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark, Matthew Pegas, and Brandon Adamson discuss Andrew Yang’s campaign for president in 2020.

Topics:

Brandon’s articles Yang Time! and Yangster’s Paradise
Brandon’s past support for Tulsi Gabbard and why Bernie Sanders is no longer the anti-establishment candidate
Andrew Yang’s unconventional coalition of Dissident Rightest, Radical Centrist, NEETs, Bernie Bros, and Leftist
Reasons for Trump supporters turning to Andrew Yang
Andrew Yang’s identity neutral agenda and context of comments on White demographic decline
Automation as inevitable and something we must adapt to
Trickle Up Economics in contrast to failed Trickle Down Economics
The importance of a basic income for artist and innovators
How a basic income will enable people to liberate themselves from society
Human centered capitalism that creates measurements around people
Whether the basic income will change the debate on immigration
Regulating Tech Companies to protect free speech
The Mall Act and Zoning issues

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