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Episode 8: The Wisdom and Folly of Impeachment and Trump

Should Trump be impeached? And is he a transformational president? The Washington Post’s national security reporter John Hudson joins Shadi and Damir to talk high-wire politics. Articles Mentioned in the Podcast: How The Framers Thought About Impeachment – Gary Schmitt ( https://www.the-american-interest.com/2019/09/25/how-the-framers-thought-about-impeachment/ ) U.S. Officials Ignored Trump On Syria And We Are All Paying The Price – Aaron Stein ( https://warontherocks.com/2019/10/u-s-officials-...

Dec 03, 2019•1 hr 40 min

Episode 7: Macron’s Defensive Crouch and the Problem of European Statism

Shadi and Damir talk Europe, its problems of integrating of foreigners, and how European mental reliance on the state as a solution to everything is a long-term problem for the continent. Required Reading: Emmanuel Macron’s interview in the Economist magazine: https://www.economist.com/europe/2019/11/07/emmanuel-macron-in-his-own-words-english Riada Akyol in Al-Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/macron-remarks-bosnia-dangerous-191110133224396.html Bruno Maçaes in Politico Europe:...

Nov 15, 2019•1 hr 2 min

Episode 6: Holbrooke And Humanitarian Intervention

A healthy Shadi and a sick Damir chew over Richard Holbrooke’s complicated legacy, as well as the moral imperatives and political limits of humanitarian intervention. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wisdomofcrowds.live/subscribe

Oct 16, 2019•1 hr 4 min

Episode 5: Impeachment, Polarization, and Hate-tweets

What’s that in the air? It’s not autumn. It’s that feeling you get knowing that all we’ll be collectively discussing in the next 14 months is the impeachment of Donald J. Trump. Shadi and Damir discuss the fate of our republic in these polarized times. Articles discussed in this episode: How the Framers Thought About Impeachment – Gary Schmitt The Decay of American Political Institutions – Francis Fukuyama The Problem of Donald Trump Didn’t Start With Donald Trump – Damir Marusic This is a publi...

Sep 27, 2019•51 min

Episode 4: Travel, Nationalism, and American Exceptionalism

Shadi and Damir record an episode in transition, with Shadi just having gotten back from a long trip, and Damir just embarking on one. The nature of nationalism and the idea of “Americanism” come up as a result of being abroad. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wisdomofcrowds.live/subscribe

Sep 12, 2019•50 min

Episode 3: Conspiracy Theories, Flailing Gatekeepers, and Democratic Decay

Jeffrey Epstein’s apparent suicide kicks off a frenzy of conspiracy theories in the media—and prompts Shadi and Damir to talk through whether we are living through a healthy democratic correction, or something much darker. Articles mentioned in the podcast: Ross Douthat on conspiracies ( https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/13/opinion/jeffrey-epstein-suicide.html ) YouTube and Bolsonaro ( https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/11/world/americas/youtube-brazil.html ) This is a public episode. If you'd like t...

Aug 11, 2019•1 hr 19 min

Episode 2: Mass Shootings, The Secular Left, and the Emptiness Of Social Media

In the wake of last weekend’s twin mass shootings, Shadi and Damir discuss radicalization, social media, and how the Left’s of denial of religion is creating dangerous blindspots for itself and for our democracies. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wisdomofcrowds.live/subscribe

Aug 05, 2019•1 hr 20 min

Episode 1: Healthy Assimilation or White Supremacy?

In the inaugural episode of this ongoing experiment, Shadi and Damir talk about how inherent tensions in American identity—between inclusion and assimilation—are being tugged apart in perhaps unhealthy ways. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wisdomofcrowds.live/subscribe

Jul 26, 2019•1 hr 5 min

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