The Meme Politics of "Hearts of Iron"
Neon Liberalism7 Nov 2025

The Meme Politics of "Hearts of Iron"

Join host Samantha Hancox-Li as she explores the concept of "meme politics," which pervades the current Trump II administration, through the historical grand strategy game Hearts of Iron IV. In reality, society is an obscure, complicated, recalcitrant system. Meme politics asks: what if it wasn't? What if everything was simple, direct, and easy? By understanding this popular historical simulation game, we can better understand why the reactionary right approaches policy in such an ineffective way. Plus, you get to watch Samantha conquer China by 1938.

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Episoder(80)

What Was Neoliberalism? (with Nick Hanauer)

What Was Neoliberalism? (with Nick Hanauer)

"Neoliberalism" has become a epithet applied to almost everything.  And yet it represented a real political movement, one captured governance in America for decades.  Join Samantha Hancox-Li and Nick ...

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The Supreme Court Is Broken (with Madiba Dennie)

The Supreme Court Is Broken (with Madiba Dennie)

The Supreme Court has never occupied a more central place in American governance.  Republican dominance on that court has enabled them to push through much of their agenda without going through Congre...

21 Jun 54min

Governance After Neoliberalism (with Rey Fuentes)

Governance After Neoliberalism (with Rey Fuentes)

Samantha Hancox-Li and guest Rey Fuentes, Director at the Roosevelt Institute, discuss the Democratic "ideas primary." Roosevelt's new "Good Life Agenda," a package of governing tools and policy propo...

15 Jun 59min

Would a Land Value Tax Fix That? (with Christopher England)

Would a Land Value Tax Fix That? (with Christopher England)

Samantha and guest Christopher England, author of Land and Liberty, talk the legacy of Henry George and his most famous proposal: the land value tax. They put George in his historical context, alongsi...

7 Jun 1h 5min

The Democratization of Air Power (with Secretary of Defense Rock)

The Democratization of Air Power (with Secretary of Defense Rock)

Samantha Hancox-Li and guest Secretary of Defense Rock talk the state of modern war: the proliferation of drones, the endurance of the human factor, Ukraine's successful strategic bombing campaign vs....

31 Mai 1h 3min

After America, Nothing (with Nicholas Grossman)

After America, Nothing (with Nicholas Grossman)

Join Samantha Hancox-Li and guest Nicholas Grossman, professor of political science at the University of Illinois, as they discuss the damage Trump is doing to the Pax Americana, the prospects for a "...

26 Mai 1h 8min

The Constitutional Crisis Is Here (with Robert Tracinski)

The Constitutional Crisis Is Here (with Robert Tracinski)

Join Samantha and Robert Tracinski, currently running for Congress in Virginia's fifth district, as they talk about the danger Donald Trump's corruption and lawlessness poses to the country, the conti...

18 Mai 1h 5min

Against Slopulism, For Taxes? (with Elizabeth Wilkins)

Against Slopulism, For Taxes? (with Elizabeth Wilkins)

Samantha is joined by Elizabeth Wilkins, president of the Roosevelt Institute, to discuss the economic debate that's roiling the Democratic Party--whether to lean in to Republican slopulism about tax ...

10 Mai 55min

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