Trump's War on the Enlightenment (w/ Steven Pinker) | Mona Charen Show

About this episode

Mona Charen and Steven Pinker discuss the misconceptions about the world's decline and the importance of Enlightenment values.

Steven Pinker joins Mona Charen to discuss why the world is improving in ways most people don’t recognize—and why so many still believe everything is falling apart. They explore the case for Enlightenment values like reason, science, and liberal democracy, the growing backlash from both the left and MAGA world, and how media and human psychology fuel constant pessimism. Head to https://Quince.com/MONA for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too.

People in this episode

Host: Mona Charen

Guest: Steven Pinker

Topics covered

• Enlightenment values
• media pessimism
• political commentary
• human psychology
• liberal democracy
• backlash from the left
• MAGA world

Keywords

• Enlightenment
• pessimism
• reason
• science
• liberal democracy
• politics
• Steven Pinker

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