About this episode
Ilana Redstone discusses sociology, ideological extremism, and the historical roots of progressive extremism with host James.
Ilana Redstone is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne. She talked to James about the state of sociology, 'the certainty trap' of ideological extremism, and how much of today's progressive extremism can be traced back to the civil rights era. Ilana's book *The Certainty Trap*: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Certainty-Trap-Question-Ourselves-More/dp/1634312562 Richard Hanania's essay 'Woke Institutions is Just Civil Rights Law': https://www.richar...
People in this episode
Host: James
Guest: Ilana Redstone
Topics covered
- sociology
- ideological extremism
- civil rights
- progressive extremism
- certainty trap
Keywords
- sociology
- ideological extremism
- civil rights
- progressive extremism
- certainty trap
- Ilana Redstone
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne
Books & works: The Certainty Trap
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