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    The Iron Gold Thesis: Why Red Rising Is a Right-Wing Masterpiece

    A tragedy about elites in the oldest sense: what the best men owe, what happens when they stop paying it, and what happens when a civilization decides it doesn't need them at all.14 margin notes3 figuresListen · 31 min26 min →