God Almighty of the Heavens and earth, forgive all pharisean brood of vipers; all tallmudder sinhogs; and all other heirs of Cain, as they have forgiven their debtors, enemies, and victims. INRIX
It’s a pun. Wordplay: podcast + policy = podicy It is not a typo. The host made another clever neologism: think-tank-istan at 2:18 in. Think Tank - “-istan” meaning a sort of isolated and perhaps exotic place where intellectuals think, research, publish, and comment. I have seen “-istan” tacked into other words in other podcasts. Blackistan is the intelligencia of prominent Black writers and commentators, especially on the political left.
I first saw it as Londonistan 20 + years ago, possibly originating from Robert Spencer or Pamela geller, though not certain Neoligism a vaguely familiar but unknown and now learned word from you, thank you
@ oh yes! I forgot about Londonistan! Yes, years ago. After the attacks of 9/11. The suffix is not new, but Think-Tank-istan might very well be. It is new to me.
Ilan Berman is a very good guest!
Reza Pahlavi is the sovereign, now build whatever everyone wants.
Everytime i see someone using a smartphone in public it makes me feel guilty
In what language are you speaking?
God Almighty of the Heavens and earth, forgive all pharisean brood of vipers; all tallmudder sinhogs; and all other heirs of Cain, as they have forgiven their debtors, enemies, and victims. INRIX
Policy. Not Podicy.
It’s a pun. Wordplay: podcast + policy = podicy
It is not a typo.
The host made another clever neologism: think-tank-istan at 2:18 in. Think Tank - “-istan” meaning a sort of isolated and perhaps exotic place where intellectuals think, research, publish, and comment.
I have seen “-istan” tacked into other words in other podcasts. Blackistan is the intelligencia of prominent Black writers and commentators, especially on the political left.
I first saw it as Londonistan 20 + years ago, possibly originating from Robert Spencer or Pamela geller, though not certain
Neoligism a vaguely familiar but unknown and now learned word from you, thank you
@ oh yes! I forgot about Londonistan! Yes, years ago. After the attacks of 9/11. The suffix is not new, but Think-Tank-istan might very well be. It is new to me.