Episode 70: American Narcissism
Wisdom of Crowds
English - September 23, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 86.3 MBNews Commentary News Society & Culture Philosophy Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 69: Can We Even Do This If We Try?
Next Episode: Episode 71: Is America Actually Great?
This summer, the inherent ugliness of the world reasserted itself. And yet we Americans still found a way to make it all about us, who we think we are, and what we think we represent. Shadi and Damir sit down to talk about the remarkable frivolity of our politics today, and whether there's any way out.
Required reading:
Shadi's recent Friday Essay on Carl Schmitt. Damir's recent Friday Essay on the Missionary Position. Damir's tweet on politics.