The Rational Nationalist cover art

The Rational Nationalist

The Rational Nationalist

By: Lee Ellis
Listen for free

About this listen

An outsider's look at political concepts, history, and the systems driving current events using a rational, analytical framework that ignores what we want things to be and takes the world as it is, like it or not. We'll expose how human nature and evolutionary forces lead us to act cuckoo-bananas, drive our society off a cliff, and make our political discourse too toxic to touch.

Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Science Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Grievance Industry

    Grievance Industry
    Dec 10 2025

    What would happen in a world with no racism and no sexism? For one thing, a lot of people (activists, NGOs, academics, pundits, etc.) would be out of work. This episode looks at an industry of individuals making their living off fighting social injustice and the perverse incentives this creates.
    Show More Show Less
    26 mins
  • BlueSky and the Silo Effect

    BlueSky and the Silo Effect
    Dec 3 2025

    We look at how Americans have divided political discourse into right- and left-wing silos, and how this makes it more convenient to hate one another with optimal efficiency.
    Show More Show Less
    23 mins
  • Realistic Thinking and Russian Policy

    Realistic Thinking and Russian Policy
    Nov 25 2025

    We examine the importance of making decisions based on how things are, rather than how we think they should be, using the Russia-Ukraine peace plan as a case study.
    Show More Show Less
    28 mins
No reviews yet
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.