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FEB 5, 2018 Podcast

To Fight Against This Age: On Fascism and Humanism, with Rob Riemen

No more euphemisms and denials, says Rob Riemen in this frightening and inspiring talk. Call it by its name: fascism. Neither technology, nor economic growth, ...

JAN 31, 2018 Article

State of the Union: The Era of the Liberal Leviathan Is Over

Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address–and used the rostrum in the House of Representatives to again break with some ...

JAN 30, 2018 Podcast

"Modern Slavery" with Siddharth Kara

In his third book on slavery, which took 16 years of research, Siddharth Kara calculates that there are roughly 31 million slaves worldwide, at least half of ...

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JAN 30, 2018 Article

A Liberal Democracy Doesn't Fall from the Sky

"The West appears to face its end," writes Alexander Görlach. "After 70 years of hegemony, fundamental opposition carries the day in countless places. This opposition ...

JAN 29, 2018 Podcast

Iran: A Modern History, with Abbas Amanat

There are few countries in the world that are more misrepresented in the West than Iran. By exploring the imperial rivalries that played out there, ...