Episode 34: The Romance of Righteousness
Wisdom of Crowds
English - October 08, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 91.4 MBNews Commentary News Society & Culture Philosophy Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 33: The Things We Do To Each Other
Next Episode: Episode 35: Jewish Identity in the Age of Trump
Why so angry? Shadi and Damir talk about useful idiocy, neoconservatism, and the dangerous temptation of righteousness in politics. Come for Shadi musing about U2 and stay for Damir rhapsodizing about Guy Debord.
Reading List:
Not the Coen Brothers. "On Romance and Being in a Constant State of Alarm," Shadi Hamid (WoC) "The Biggest Risk to This Election Is Not Russia. It’s Us." Fiona Hill (NYT)