Welcome to the mission of Better Sensemaking! Join LB as he explores the realms of news, philosophy, and mindset to teach you what comes next in Politics! LB Muniz is the mind behind beenawake.com where the analysis is always original and rarely what you think! With a foundation in philosophical skepticism there is no better way to learn how to understand modern problems and explore modern solutions.
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After an extended hiatus, L.B. Muniz returns with a deep and wide-ranging monologue about why he stepped away, what brought him back, and why making sense of the world feels harder—and more necessary—than ever. This is less a “hot takes” episode and more a reflection on political violence, the death of easy ideologies, the sickness of wishing harm on enemies, the limits of politics itself, and how the internet has shattered traditional culture into a thousand distributed tribes.
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12 Mar 2025
Is peace worth the conversation? | Been Awake with LB | 110
Welcome to the show, make sure you’re following on X (http://x.com/thelbmuniz) and here on Substack. I’m going to return to using X spaces when I record so if there’s something on your mind about politics, philosophy, or really whatever we can have a real time convo (and you can appear on the show!) In this episode we dive into some headline news, the department of education is announcing layoffs, Tucker Carlson sat down with Chris Cuomo, and Ukraine has said they’re willing to agree to a ceasefire with Russia.
I sometimes worry I sound like too much of a Trump fan boy these days, but the fact is I have been enjoying much of the policy decisions and moves his second term is bringing. I mean what former libertarian turned who knows what wouldn’t enjoy hearing that the Department of Education is so worried about being shut down they’re preemptively performing layoffs?
There’s a big “will they won’t they” when it comes to the war in Ukraine, but after recent defeats Zelensky is saying he’s willing to agree to a cease fire if Putin will… Great timing as always on his part.
Cuomo and Tucker make for interesting conversations. Part of me laments that these kinds of conversations are not the norm but it’s interesting to watch these two insiders turned outsiders cross rhetorical swords. One thing that stands out to me is how Cuomo still wants to defend the institutions and sees those of us challenging them as a threat. It links to something I’ve noticed about this New American Right - we’re far more concerned with pragmatic solutions to complicated problems because idealism got us into the mess we have today.
All this and a little bit more can be found in this episode. So give it a watch / listen and let me know what you think on X @TheLBMuniz.
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7 Mar 2025
America is BACK | Been Awake with LB | Ep 109
Welcome to the show, in this episode we will recap the beginning of trumps term including his executive actions, tariffs, proposed legislation, key political appointees and his recent speech before congress, which honestly was one of his best. We’ll also spend some time talking about the two paths for conservatives and American right contrasting the differences between the “con inc” approach and the “new right” which is gaining traction. If you’ve never listened before make sure you subscribe at beenawake.com to get the latest in better sensemaking delivered right to your email inbox and follow me on social media @thelbmuniz
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