Matt Taibbi: The Collapse of the Censorship Regime

Matt Taibbi joins us to discuss the collapse of a post-WWII consensus, online speech police, and the legacy media.

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Award-winning journalist Matt Taibbi joins the show today. He's well-known for his former reporting at outlets like Rolling Stone, or for his role publishing the Twitter Files. You can find his work these days at racket.news, and on the America This Week podcast with Walter Kirn.

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Matt Taibbi: Collapse of Post-WWII Consensus, Speech Police, and Legacy Media

Is the post-World War II security order collapsing? Journalist Matt Taibbi joins the podcast to discuss the future of free speech, democracy, and the role of the media in shaping political narratives. With rising concerns over online speech regulation and the suppression of democratic elections in Europe, Taibbi breaks down how the U.S. may pull away from its historical alliances and what that means for the world.

🔹 Topics Covered in This Episode:

• Is the U.S. abandoning the post-WWII security framework with Europe?
• Why did J.D. Vance’s Munich Security Conference speech spark controversy?
• How are elections being overturned in places like Romania?
• Are “trusted sources” and content moderation being used to control narratives?
• What is the role of legacy media in speech regulation?
• How does Europe’s approach to online speech differ from America’s?
• Is there a growing divide between the U.S. and Europe on free speech?
• What do recent censorship policies mean for the future of democracy?
• How did Matt Taibbi’s work on the Twitter Files reveal hidden censorship efforts?
• What does the suppression of alternative media mean for political discourse?

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Chapters:
00:00 Coming up...
00:38 Introducing Matt Taibbi
01:07 Analyzing JD Vance's Munich Speech
24:30 The history of free speech in Europe
32:22 Back to Vance: the end of the post World War II American, and European alliance?
36:11 Fear of populism fuels censorship
45:26 Is US intelligence is the EU to route around the 1st amendment?
50:45 Tulsi Gabbard as the new DNI
54:06 Who did Matt Taibbi vote for?
58:18 Reacting to 60 Minutes' praise of German censors
01:16:53 Will the Democrats do any real post-election reflection? (No)
01:20:01 what is a question that you think more people should be asking?