Lectures by William C. Fox
Full lectures by William C. Fox, covering a range of topics. The podcast is hosted on Substack and provides in-depth educational content.
Episodes
When is it Democratic Socialism?
What is Democratic Socialism? What makes it different than Socialism, Communism, Marxism or Social Democracy?00:44 Manifesto for 184840:13 Interlude: Inevitability01:29:15 Marxism to Orthodoxy02:27:23 Revisionism02:56:54 Reform or Revolution03:22:50 Social Democracy vs Democratic Socialism04:03:18 Defining the 'types'SourcingAscher, Abraham (Ed.). 1976. _The Mensheviks In The Russian Revolution_.B
The Origins of Totalitarianism, Explained.
Hannah Arendt's Origins of Totalitarianism captured the essence of total domination as seen in Germany and the Soviet Union during WWII. This lecture is a good-faith attempt to explain the book and Arendt's 'origins' in full.Sourcing for this episode can be found here: (There is also a topical index at this link, along with a page of Latin/German/French terms found in the book)00:00 Intro1:00 Fren
How Fascism Dies
How does fascism end? When fascists win, are the seeds of their destruction already present? This video explores the death of historical fascism in Germany, Italy, Spain, Britain and France to seek practical lessons to stop future fascism. Sourcing can be accessed: https://williamcfox.substack.com/p/complete-list-fascism-books-and-articles?r=2fkhlr(too many characters to paste here)★Support on Pat
Why North Korea is North Korea
History of North Korea's Origins, from 2333 BC to 1953. In this lecture, we explore how North Korea was formed under Kim Jong Un's grandfather, Kim Il-Sung, beginning with the Russo-Japanese War and ending with the Korean War. We also cover the Joseon Dynasty and give a biography of Kim Il-Sung.★Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/williamcfoxSOURCING:Korea: Where the American Century Began
The Problem With Abraham Lincoln
A political biography of Abraham Lincoln, exploring his potential re-founding of the United States via a 'baptism of blood' - as well as his evolving views on natural equality vs. political and social equality.★Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/williamcfox0:00-00:00-01:07 Intro1:08-18:36 Good v Bad Lincoln18:37-1:25:33 Jefferson & Natural Equality1:25:34-2:34:18 Lincoln Pre-Civil War2:34
When is it Dictatorship?
What is dictatorship,? Explained. Dictatorship questions answered, including its distinction with authoritarianism, totalitarianism and monarchy.★Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/williamcfox★Subscribe on Substack: https://www.williamcfox.substack.comRome's DictatorshipHistory of Rome by Mommsen Translated by Dickson. 1875. (see Wilson critique)Dictator: The Evolution of the Roman Dictat
When is it Fascism
What is fascism? Here's a lecture explaining fascism's origins and traits.★Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/williamcfoxGeneral:A History of Fascism, 1914-1945 Stanley G. PayneFascism, Comparison and Definition Stanley G. PayneAnatomy of Fascism Robert O. PaxtonFascism Key Concepts in Political Theory Roger GriffinThe Nature of Fascism Roger GriffinThe Fascist Revolution Toward a General
Every Dictator of North Korea, Explained (1945-now)
00:00-12:13 Intro and Historical Context12:24-49:44 Rise of Sung49:45-1:53:00 Sung's governance1:53:01-2:33:57 Kim Jong Il2:33:58-2:56:39 Kim Jong UnSourcing:“Accidental Tyrant: The Life of Kim Il-Sung: Tertitskiy, Fyodor.” Accessed September 30, 2025.Becoming Kim Jong Un: A Former CIA Officer’s Insights into North Korea’s Enigmatic Young Dictator : Jung H. Pak, Jung H. Pak, Random House Audio” Ac
Every Leader of China, Explained (1949-now)
★Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/williamcfox0:00-58:58 Mao58:59-1:10:19 Hua Guofeng1:10:20-1:48:38 Deng Xiaoping1:48:39-2:09:09 Jiang Zemin2:09:10-2:33:06 Hu Jintao2:33:07-2:57:49 Xi JinpingSourcingChiu, Y., Kardon, I., & Kelly, J. (Eds.). (2024). “The life of the party: Past and present constraints on the future of the Chinese Communist Party”. Carnegie Endowment for International Pea
How Every Democracy Died
History of democracy, explained from its birth in Athens to the American and French Revolutions. What does democracy really mean? How many democracies have there been in history? How do democracies die? Let's explore!★Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/williamcfox★Substack: williamcfox.substack.comSocial Media ▼Twitter➜ @williamcfoxInstagram➜ @williamcfoxTikTok ➜ @williamcfoxBooks:Democra
Every Constitutional Crisis (in American History)
Multi-hour lecture on each constitutional crisis in American History, including the Election of 1800, the Nullification Crisis, Tyler's Succession Crisis, Dred Scott + Civil War, Compromise of 1877, FDR's Court-packing plan, Watergate, and Bush v Gore.★ Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/williamcfox★ williamcfox.substack.com (Present Prologue History)00:00-00:35 Intro00:36-1:50:46 Electio
America's Undeclared War Problem
War with Venezuela. President Trump launched military operations in Venezuela against the regime and the person of Nicolás Maduro. This lectures examines the president's war powers as seriously and as comprehensively as possible.Today is a serious and difficult day, so let me set the tone: I was already working on a war powers video. I decided to move it up because this is an important moment that
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