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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...

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