Brad Anishi and Matt Taylor discuss Anishi’s new book, *American Caesar*, which argues that Silicon Valley technocrats, Protestant reconstructionists, and radical traditional Catholics are converging on an authoritarian, monarchist ideology. The episode explores how figures like Peter Thiel and JD Vance share a vision of "saving Western civilization" through strongman rule, anti-democratic governance, and the imposition of religious or technocratic order. Anishi details Thiel’s influence on the Trump administration and his unique theology that views tech founders as modern kings, while also…
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