About this episode

Sam Harris speaks with Rahm Emanuel about the state of the Democratic Party and various political issues in America.

Sam Harris speaks with Rahm Emanuel about American politics, the state of the Democratic Party, and the 2028 presidential race. They discuss Emanuel's possible presidential run, identity politics and the left's cultural cul-de-sac, the Mississippi reading miracle, antisemitism on the left and right, the Gaza war, Netanyahu's failures, U.S. policy toward China, wealth inequality, and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe .

People in this episode

Host: Sam Harris

Guest: Rahm Emanuel

Topics covered

• American politics
• Democratic Party
• 2028 presidential race
• identity politics
• antisemitism
• wealth inequality
• U.S. foreign policy

Keywords

• Democrats
• Rahm Emanuel
• identity politics
• antisemitism
• Gaza war
• wealth inequality
• 2028 election

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Democratic Party

Places: United States, China, Mississippi

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