Politics · 21 min
Suicide of the West
By Jonah Goldberg
This episode reveals why the stability and prosperity of Western civilization are not humanity's natural state, but a fragile, hard-won anomaly constantly threatened by our own nature.
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Politics
Duration
21 min
What it is about
Western Civilization, Political Philosophy, Human Nature
Who it is for
If you often wonder why stable societies seem to fray at the edges, or why rational discourse feels increasingly difficult, this will feel familiar a sobering perspective.
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Jonah Goldberg brings a deep understanding of political history and human psychology to explain why the institutions we rely on are far more vulnerable than we assume.
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