The Clerisy

"The Clerisy" with Loren Moss comes out of a simple proposition: If we encourage thinking, we will have a more thoughtful society. Peter Bernstein was right when he said "The riskiest moment is when you think you're right," and thus we hope to introduce heterodox thinking to the debate that typically peddles a defective and false "left vs. right" dichotomy. This endeavor comes out of a sense of urgent responsibility: "If those who know why and how neglect to act, those who do not know will act, and the world will continue to flounder."- Alfred Korzybski, 1921

The Clerisy is a commentary podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 40 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #39

  Mad Uncle Bernie: Right or wrong on data centers?

  Aug 20, 202634 minS1

  Bernie Sanders wants to put the brakes on America’s AI data center boom. But while the U.S. debates moratoriums, China is building, and the real problem may not be data centers themselves, but how we power them. This is the debate we should actually be having. Follow me on social media Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584036371719 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/epluribusunum/ Instagram: instagram.com/epluribusunum.vip/ SOURCES & CITATIONS Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/03/25/bernie-sanders-artificial-intelligence-claude/ Sanders: https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-ocasio-cortez-announce-ai-data-center-moratorium-act/ Bill: https://www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/AI-Data-Center-Moratorium.-FINAL-Text.pdf S.4214: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4214 H.R.9442: https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/ocasio-cortez-introduces-house-version-ai-data-center-moratorium-act H.R.9442 text: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9442/text ITIF: https://itif.org/publications/2026/03/26/the-sanders-aoc-data-center-moratorium-doesnt-add-up-says-center-for-data-innovation/ Axios: https://www.axios.com/2026/04/05/data-centers-midterms-state-bans-bills-ai Brookings: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/data-center-backlash-signals-a-fight-over-ai-power/ NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/08/08/g-s1-137853/data-centers-primaries-midterms Wisconsin Watch: https://wisconsinwatch.org/2026/08/wisconsin-election-governor-race-data-centers-energy-center-stage-democrat-republican/ Daily Reporter: https://dailyreporter.com/2026/07/31/wisconsin-voters-largely-oppose-data-centers/ Ballotpedia: https://ballotpedia.org/Data_center-related_ballot_measures,_2026 Tribune Chronicle: https://www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2026/08/ramaswamy-acton-take-stances-on-data-centers/ Tiffin Ohio News: https://tiffinohio.net/posts/ramaswamy-data-center-flip-free-electricity-promise/ VPM: https://www.vpm.org/elections/2025-10-28/election-2025-data-centers-earle-sears-spanberger-dominion-clean-virginia Virginia Mercury: https://virginiamercury.com/2026/07/30/loudoun-county-other-virginia-localities-consider-hitting-the-brakes-on-data-center-development/ E&E News: https://www.eenews.net/articles/virginia-girds-for-data-center-focused-house-races/ WFYI: https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2026-07-13/data-center-moratorium-advances-for-indianapolis Mississippi Today: https://mississippitoday.org/2025/11/24/southaven-residents-fear-pollution-complain-of-noise-from-elon-musks-xai-data-center-turbines/ Mississippi Free Press: https://www.mississippifreepress.org/southaven-residents-sue-xai-alleging-near-constant-noise-from-gas-turbines-is-causing-harm/ Technology.org: https://www.technology.org/2026/07/15/xai-59-unpermitted-gas-turbines-southaven-colossus-2/ Mississippi Today: https://mississippitoday.org/2026/05/25/elon-musk-xai-dater-center-mississippi/ Utility Dive: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doj-intervenes-xai-data-center-gas-turbine-lawsuit/823267/ Electrek: https://electrek.co/2026/06/17/trump-doj-xai-gas-turbines-memphis-national-security/ Earthjustice: https://earthjustice.org/press/2026/trump-administration-attempts-massive-power-grab-in-defense-of-musks-company-xai SELC: https://www.selc.org/news/inside-memphis-fight-against-xai/ Memphis Flyer: https://www.memphisflyer.com/xai-adds-additional-turbines-to-southaven-site PolitiFact: https://politifact.com/factchecks/2026/jun/12/elizabeth-warren/data-centers-rising-electricity-costs/ Heatmap: https://heatmap.news/energy/data-centers-electricity-prices-blame IER: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/the-numbers-dont-lie-ier-analysis-shows-data-centers-are-not-driving-up-electricity-prices/ Reason: https://reason.com/2025/12/23/the-data-center-price-myth/ Reason: https://reason.com/2026/05/06/the-war-on-data-centers-is-here-and-it-doesnt-add-up/ Reason: https://reason.com/2026/06/08/the-best-way-to-keep-data-centers-from-driving-up-electricity-costs/ Fortune: https://fortune.com/2026/07/14/data-centers-23-billion-electricity-bills/ Fortune: https://fortune.com/2026/07/26/data-centers-electricity-costs-cheaper-7billion-buildout-ai-demand/ Reason: https://reason.com/2026/01/12/data-centers-use-lots-of-electricity-this-bill-would-let-them-go-off-the-grid/ Warren: https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-hawley-lead-bipartisan-push-for-mandatory-energy-use-reporting-requirements-for-data-centers Hawley: https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-blumenthal-introduce-bill-to-prevent-data-centers-from-increasing-electricity-costs-for-americans Photos Shelly Prevost from San Francisco, United States, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0

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  Episode #38

  The Dangerous Idea Behind JD Vance’s “Christian Guardrails”

  Aug 17, 202636 minS1

  JD Vance says America’s free market needs “Christian guardrails.” But what happens when the government gets to decide what those guardrails are? Let's examine Vance’s economic vision, its parallels with China and Iran, the dangers of ideological economic control, Trump-era profiteering, and the real-world cost. Is this a new form of conservative economics, or something far more troubling? Watch, listen, and decide for yourself. Sources & Citations https://juicyecumenism.com/2026/07/17/jd-vances-economic-confusion-about-milton-friedman/ https://www.dailywire.com/news/jd-vance-lays-out-post-trump-conservative-vision-in-interview-with-michael-knowles https://reason.com/2026/07/02/j-d-vance-hates-milton-friedman/ https://www.christianitytoday.com/2024/10/barth-bonhoeffer-barmen-declaration-evangelical-confession-5-lessons/ https://taxfoundation.org/research/all/federal/trump-tariffs-trade-war/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/how-the-trump-familys-business-deals-could-open-the-door-for-future-presidents-to-profit-from-office https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/1991-09-01/coming-war-japan Attributions Truyền hình Đà Nẵng I DaNangTV, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Improbcat, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Follow me on social media Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584036371719 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/epluribusunum/ Instagram: instagram.com/epluribusunum.vip/ Check out my other YouTube Channels: The Clerisy Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@EPluribusShorts Loren Moss: https://www.youtube.com/@LorenMoss Finance Colombia: https://www.youtube.com/@Financecolombia Finance Colombia Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@FinanceColombiaShorts Cognitive Business News: https://www.youtube.com/@CognitiveBusinessNews Cognitive Business Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@CognitiveBusinessShorts Empleo Bilingüe: https://www.youtube.com/@EmpleoBilingue More about Loren Moss: https://lorenmoss.com/write Contact us: https://unidodigital.media/contact-unido-digital-llc/

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  Episode #37

  Do Libertarians Want Power... or Just to Party?

  Jul 13, 202631 minS1

  Do libertarians actually want to govern, or do they prefer remaining outsiders forever? That's the uncomfortable question at the center of this debate. Today we discuss the backlash over calls for professionalism at Libertarian conventions, the divide between anarchists and pragmatists, and whether a broader coalition is possible without sacrificing principles. What kind of Libertarian Party would you want to join? Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/muodKP64F6E Sources & Citations The Wall Street Journal Article: https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/libertarian-party-convention-dress-code-6d96b928?st=n4cqi7&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink Ben Weir post on X: https://x.com/Weir4Liberty/status/2055452827099500794 Vermin Supreme: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermin_Supreme, Marc Nozell from Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Doo Dah Parade: https://www.doodahparade.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/doodah614/ Pirate Party: https://uspirates.org/ and Massachusetts Pirate Party, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Reddit Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/moderatepolitics/comments/x2fgg3/inside_the_mises_caucus_takeover_of_the/ MAGA Photo: Icon Hired, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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  Episode #36

  The Insane Hidden Greed of FIFA's World Cup

  Jun 25, 202640 minS1

  The FIFA World Cup is supposed to be the beautiful game at its finest, but behind the trophies, flags, and celebrations lies a much uglier story. In this video, I dive into FIFA's long history of corruption scandals, bribery allegations, hypocrisy, and the bizarre ways the organization squeezes money out of fans, businesses, and even host nations. I love soccer, but I hate FIFA, and after seeing the evidence, you might understand why. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/sNmMrbThTKg Sources & Citations https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/nine-fifa-officials-and-five-corporate-executives-indicted-racketeering-conspiracy-and https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32897066 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/u-s-prosecutors-move-to-drop-soccer-tv-rights-corruption-case https://inside.fifa.com/campaigns/football-unites-the-world/news/president-trump-peace-prize-football-unites-the-world https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-18348012 https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/18/qatar-bans-beer-from-world-cup-stadiums-fifa-u-turn https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/06/04/soccer/world-cup/fifa-water-bottles-world-cup/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/article-fifa-trademark-businesses-ban/ https://www.sportsnet.ca/fifa-world-cup/article/pubs-restaurants-careful-to-avoid-world-cup-trademark-trouble/ https://iol.co.za/business-report/economy/2010-06-28-fifa-castigated-for-rights-abuses-involving-vendors/ https://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/football/06/29/world.cup.traders.fifa/index.html https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/world-cup-beats-advertising/ https://marketing4ecommerce.net/en/levis-logo-during-world-cup/ https://sfstandard.com/2026/06/15/fifa-world-cup-heinz-banned/

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  Episode #35

  What did Trump Win Us In His Iran Deal?

  Jun 19, 20261h 1mS1

  Trump just SURRENDERED to Iran — and called it a win. We won absolutely nothing. Here’s the real scorecard. On his 80th birthday, Donald Trump posted “Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!” and declared the Trump-Iran War over. But strip away the victory lap and look at what we actually got: the same regime in Tehran, a nuclear program still intact, and the Strait of Hormuz handed to Iran as a brand-new bargaining chip it never had before the war. We bombed for three and a half months to get back to where we started on February 27th. UPDATE: With the deal terms now public, hawks and Democrats alike are screaming that Trump “paid Iran $24 billion.” He didn’t — that’s Iran’s own frozen oil money, not your taxes (credit to Reason’s Matthew Petti for the fact-check). But don’t let the fake number distract you from the real one: sanctions relief, immediate oil sales, and an economic lifeline for the regime — in exchange for reopening a strait Iran only closed because we attacked. We still won absolutely nothing. In this episode of E Pluribus Unum, Loren Moss breaks down how “Obama derangement syndrome” blew up a working nuclear deal, how Bibi Netanyahu played the toddler president like a stepfather pointing a kid’s hand at the target, why Trump capitulated even faster than Comrade Putin in Ukraine, and why even the Israelis aren’t happy with the deal. The Iranian theocracy is every bit as evil as its enemies claim — but the United States gained nothing, exposed its tactics to China and Russia, strained NATO, and stuck you with the bill. I am disgusted by this fiasco. Am I wrong? Tell me in the comments. This is an independent, libertarian-leaning take — no party, no PAC, no foreign money. We cite primary sources. Read them yourself and reach your own conclusions. #Trump #Iran #Netanyahu #StraitOfHormuz #ForeignPolicy #Libertarian #EPluribusUnum #Reason #Duopoly #MiddleEast #JCPOA #Politics SOURCES & FURTHER READING - WSJ – What Iran and the U.S. Are Saying About Their Deal: https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/what-iran-and-the-u-s-are-saying-about-their-deal-f7796213 - WSJ – Israel, Iran & the Lebanon Question: https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-iran-deal-lebanon-581695ac - Washington Post – Trump Settled for Much Less Than He Set Out to Get: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/15/deal-with-iran-trump-settled-much-less-than-he-set-out-get/ - Reason – The Republican Party Is Nothing More Than a Cult of Trump (J.D. Tuccille): https://reason.com/2026/05/22/the-republican-party-is-nothing-more-than-a-cult-of-trump/ - Reason – No, Trump Isn’t ‘Paying’ Iran $24 Billion (Matthew Petti): https://reason.com/2026/06/17/no-trump-isnt-paying-iran-24-billion-to-end-the-war/ -Photo by Mehr News Agency, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=189869165 WATCH THE IRAN SERIES - War with Iran (the original warning): https://youtu.be/h9t0DK3_mdQ - Operation Epic Failure – Trump’s Iran Disaster: https://youtu.be/jhf790ioF3o SUBSCRIBE E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one. New episodes on the duopoly, civil liberties, the national debt, and foreign policy. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@Outofmanywebecomeone

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