About this episode

Curtis Chang discusses the underlying fears driving American politics and the importance of repairing institutions.

What if our institutions, even the broken ones, are worth saving? Curtis Chang doesn't think you can understand American politics right now unless you understand one thing, and it isn't what you'd expect. It isn't policy or party. It's fear: an anxiety about future loss that “both” sides are quietly managing, with liberals afraid of having religion imposed on their lives and conservatives afraid of losing a tradition they love. Chang, the founder of Good Faith and co-author of The After Party with David French and Russell Moore, has spent his life as a bridge person, ever since he arrived from Taiwan at age three. Here, he and Lee trace that fear all the way down to our institutions, which Curtis argues are not systems to build up or tear down, but people, and therefore worth repairing. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Show Notes, Resources, and Transcript⁠ for abridged episode with Curtis Chang Thank you to our sponsors: Hiya: Receive 50% off your first order on any of their products. Visit ⁠⁠hiyahealth.com/NSE⁠⁠! The Wonder Project: Subscriber support makes more great content like I Gotta Ask with Annie F. Downs possible. The Wonder Project subscription on Prime Video is available in the…

People in this episode

Host: Lee C. Camp

Guest: Curtis Chang

Topics covered

• American politics
• fear in politics
• religion and society
• institutional repair
• cultural anxiety

Keywords

• American politics
• fear
• religion
• institutions
• cultural anxiety
• Curtis Chang

Sponsors

Hiya, The Wonder Project

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Good Faith, Tokens Media

Books & works: The After Party

Places: Taiwan

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