About this episode

Rana Dasgupta joins Jonah Goldberg to discuss his book 'After Nations' and various themes surrounding the concept of nation-states.

We love talking about nations here at Chateau de Remnant Today, Rana Dasgupta is dropping by to shake things up and discuss his new book, After Nations. Jonah Goldberg and Rana cover nation-states, liberalism, state-corporation cooperation, the iron law of oligarchy, capitalism, economic determinism, mass human migration, creative solutions for changing environments, and the future of power. Show Notes: —After Nations: The Making and Unmaking of a World Order The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a nonpartisan perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including the Saturday Ruminant, audio versions of all our articles and newsletters, and Jonah’s twice-weekly G-File—⁠click here⁠. Instructions on how to set up your members-only feed can be found here, and if you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Instructions on how to set up your members-only feed can be found here, and if you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more…

People in this episode

Host: Jonah Goldberg

Guest: Rana Dasgupta

Topics covered

• nation-states
• liberalism
• capitalism
• mass human migration
• future of power

Keywords

• nation-state
• liberalism
• economic determinism
• state-corporation cooperation
• creative solutions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Dispatch

Books & works: After Nations

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