TLPP: Inside the Democratic Socialists of America w/ Stu Smith

Lou is joined by Stu Smith, investigative analyst at the Manhattan Institute, who has spent months going deep inside the DSA — Democratic Socialists of America. What he's found is far more radical than the "point of personal privilege" memes would suggest. TOPICS COVERED: 00:00 — Intro: Who is Stu Smith and what is the Manhattan Institute?03:00 — What most people get wrong about the DSA 07:00 — The DSA's internal "right wing" — people who just believe in elections 11:00 — The Red Rabbits: DSA's new armed security task force 16:00 — The Doctor Phil clip: Black Redguard's origin story 20:00 — DSA's global travel: Cuba, Colombia, Sweden, Brazil, and beyond 26:00 — The F-35 supply chain and DSA's quasi-national security threat 31:00 — Salting: how DSA plants operatives inside companies to organize 36:00 — Zoran Mamdani, the Overton window, and how DSA took NYC 42:00 — DSA's youth wing: getting a Cornell student on Ithaca City Council 47:00 — DSA's social media machine and what the political establishment can't replicate 52:00 — The Calla Walsh pipeline: from DSA delegate to Hezbollah apartment in Lebanon 01:00:00 — North Korea tourism, tanky influencers, and where the far left is trending 01:06:00 — The Weathermen are still active — Stu has been on Zoom calls with Bill Ayers 01:12:00 — DSA's Iran statements and members rooting for the Ayatollah 01:18:00 — What to watch: Mayday, upcoming primaries, and the Socialism Conference STU SMITH:Follow Stu on X: @thestustustudioManhattan Institute: Lou's book — That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy: The Lou Perez Podcast:Apple: TheLouPerez.com | info@thelouperez.com Newsletter: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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TLPP: Inside the Democratic Socialists of America w/ Stu Smith is an episode from Lions of Liberty Network by Lions of Liberty.

This episode is 58:03 long.

This episode was published on Apr 7, 2026.

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