About this episode

Michael Bonner discusses his book on the crisis of liberalism and various political themes including violence and identity.

Michael Bonner joins to discuss his book, The Crisis of Liberalism: The Origin and Destiny of Freedom, the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, then they go back and look at the early 90s and the promise of the end of history, the growing tension between individual and group identity, and why many misunderstand the origins of liberalism. Then they discuss the backlash to DEI, whether wanting to be free is part of our DNA, the western assumption of progress, and the usual round of “good on yas.”

People in this episode

Guest: Michael Bonner

Topics covered

• political violence
• crisis of liberalism
• individual vs group identity
• backlash to DEI
• western assumption of progress

Keywords

• liberalism
• politics
• violence
• DEI
• identity
• history
• freedom

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Crisis of Liberalism: The Origin and Destiny of Freedom

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