Curtis Yarvin — aka Mencius Moldbug — is the most controversial political thinker alive. In this interview, he lays out his honest analysis of how the modern West is ruled: not by democracy or elections, but by an entrenched oligarchy of institutions, academia, media and the permanent bureaucracy. We explore: – Why democracy is an illusion & always was – The Fabian takeover & the myth of progress – Harvard as the ruling class of America – The origins of managerialism & regime control – Virology, censorship & the corruption of science – Revolution, monarchy & the path to reform CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email - me@petermccormack.com › Instagram - /mccormack555 › X/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH CURTIS YARVIN › X/Twitter - https://x.com/curtis_yarvin SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ › Incogni - https://incogni.com/peter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:04:36 – What Is Democracy Really? 00:10:18 – The One-Party State Thesis 00:14:55 – How the Cathedral Works 00:20:05 – Why the Right Always Loses 00:26:40 – Democracy Is a Religion 00:34:12 – Voting as Ritual 00:39:20 – Replacing the Operating System 00:43:45 – Why Revolutions Don't Work 00:47:22 – Monarchy vs Anarchy 00:52:16 – The Problem With the Constitution 00:56:50 – Censorship & Institutional Capture 01:02:37 – Why the System Can't Be Fixed 01:08:04 – Trump, the Regime & the Illusion of Power 01:13:39 – Who Should Rule and How 01:21:11 – The Case for a CEO King 01:29:18 – What Bitcoin Reveals About Governance 01:36:07 – Technocracy, AI & State Collapse 01:43:29 – Why Progress Isn't Real 01:51:53 – The Myth of Enlightenment 01:57:42 – Why Yarvin Still Has Hope 02:03:25 – Final Thoughts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -