Episode 51: Civility and Consensus Are Overrated
Mar 13, 2021•1 hr 19 min
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Episode description
Too many commentators today want a "return to civility" in political discourse. Osita Nwanevu, a staff writer at The New Republic, and Samuel Kimbriel, a political philosopher, think that's misguided—rather than ignoring our fundamental disagreements, we should be arguing about them much more honestly. This episode's example: Osita's proposal to abolish the U.S. Constitution.
Required Reading:
- Friendship as Sacred Knowing: Overcoming Isolation, by Samuel Kimbriel (Oxford University Press)
- “The Constitution Is the Crisis,” by Osita Nwanevu (The New Republic)
- "The Democracy Essays," by Samuel Kimbriel and Osita Nwanevu (Wisdom of Crowds)
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