# The Revolution Will Be Staffed by PhDs (w/co-host Peter Meijer) - #564

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Podcast: [The Fifth Column](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fifth-column-1025117)
Published: 2026-07-02T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.wethefifth.com/p/the-revolution-will-be-staffed-by
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## Resource

-The Fifth Column whiskey racket begins -Matt moves during a heat wave… Peter Meijer reports for duty -Meijer, class traitor, explains the pied-à-terre tax -Mayor Mamdani balances the budget, if you ignore the bailout -Kmele gets Hayek’d -Machine politics was bad, but graduate student politics is worse. -Bannon’s old Leninist fantasy, now available in DSA packaging -Kamala Harris genuflects toward Mamdani-world -MAGA wants the factories back. The robots have other ideas. -Ro Khanna’s children: landed gentry -Midterm Madness, Rocky Mountain High -Melat Kiros justifies 9/11 -Scott Wiener gets yelled at for insufficient revolutionary fervor -Stalinism, but make it customer-facing -The revolution will be staffed by PhD candidates -Speaking of revolution: happy birthday, America Prefer to watch & chat live with other members of the Fifdom? This episode premieres over on our YouTube channel at 12PM EST. The Fifth Column (A Podcast) is a viewer/listener supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Follow The Fifth Column YouTube: @wethefifth Instagram: @we.the.fifth X: @wethefifth TikTok: @wethefifth Facebook: @thefifthcolumn This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wethefifth.com/subscribe

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