Shadi Hamid & Damir Marusic

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Shadi Hamid & Damir Marusic

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Episode 11: The Weaponization of Wokeness 13.02.2020 1:05:20

Shadi and Damir talk about how racism, virtue signaling, the fundamental illegitimacy of the Chinese state, and how both consensus and irreconcilability can be fatal for democracy. Reading List: “ China is the Real Sick Man of Asia ” by Walter Russell Mead “ Birth of the Nations ” by Damir Marusic “ It’s Not About Britain. It’s About Europe ” by Damir Marusic “ The dark side of consensus in Tunisi...

Episode 10: The Russians and Their Souls 26.01.2020 1:05:55

Author and essayist Peter Pomerantsev and Karina Orlova of Echo of Moscow Radio join Shadi and Damir to talk about the Russian soul, imperialism, historical memory, opioids, and bad cocaine. (It’s a lot less depressing than it sounds!) Reading List: This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality , by Peter Pomerantsev Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible: The Surreal Heart of...

Episode 9: Meritocracy, Depoliticization, and the End of the End of History 12.12.2019 1:06:09

Shadi and Damir start talking about the appeals and perils of Pete Buttigieg and end up discussing the dangerous dead ends of meritocratic right-think. Mentioned in the Podcast: Shadi’s tweetstorm about Mayor Pete ( https://twitter.com/shadihamid/status/1203416084189196288 ) Luuk van Middelaar’s latest book ( https://www.amazon.com/Alarums-Excursions-Improvising-Politics-European-ebook/dp/B07PHV1Y...

Episode 8: The Wisdom and Folly of Impeachment and Trump 03.12.2019 1:40:11

Should Trump be impeached? And is he a transformational president? The Washington Post’s national security reporter John Hudson joins Shadi and Damir to talk high-wire politics. Articles Mentioned in the Podcast: How The Framers Thought About Impeachment – Gary Schmitt ( https://www.the-american-interest.com/2019/09/25/how-the-framers-thought-about-impeachment/ ) U.S. Officials Ignored Trump On Sy...

Episode 7: Macron’s Defensive Crouch and the Problem of European Statism 15.11.2019 1:02:28

Shadi and Damir talk Europe, its problems of integrating of foreigners, and how European mental reliance on the state as a solution to everything is a long-term problem for the continent. Required Reading: Emmanuel Macron’s interview in the Economist magazine: https://www.economist.com/europe/2019/11/07/emmanuel-macron-in-his-own-words-english Riada Akyol in Al-Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/i...

Episode 6: Holbrooke And Humanitarian Intervention 16.10.2019 1:03:47

A healthy Shadi and a sick Damir chew over Richard Holbrooke’s complicated legacy, as well as the moral imperatives and political limits of humanitarian intervention. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wisdomofcrowds.live/subscribe

Episode 5: Impeachment, Polarization, and Hate-tweets 27.09.2019 50:38

What’s that in the air? It’s not autumn. It’s that feeling you get knowing that all we’ll be collectively discussing in the next 14 months is the impeachment of Donald J. Trump. Shadi and Damir discuss the fate of our republic in these polarized times. Articles discussed in this episode: How the Framers Thought About Impeachment – Gary Schmitt The Decay of American Political Institutions – Francis...

Episode 4: Travel, Nationalism, and American Exceptionalism 12.09.2019 50:18

Shadi and Damir record an episode in transition, with Shadi just having gotten back from a long trip, and Damir just embarking on one. The nature of nationalism and the idea of “Americanism” come up as a result of being abroad. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wisdomofcrowds.live/subscribe

Episode 3: Conspiracy Theories, Flailing Gatekeepers, and Democratic Decay 11.08.2019 1:18:42

Jeffrey Epstein’s apparent suicide kicks off a frenzy of conspiracy theories in the media—and prompts Shadi and Damir to talk through whether we are living through a healthy democratic correction, or something much darker. Articles mentioned in the podcast: Ross Douthat on conspiracies ( https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/13/opinion/jeffrey-epstein-suicide.html ) YouTube and Bolsonaro ( https://www.n...

Episode 2: Mass Shootings, The Secular Left, and the Emptiness Of Social Media 05.08.2019 1:19:33

In the wake of last weekend’s twin mass shootings, Shadi and Damir discuss radicalization, social media, and how the Left’s of denial of religion is creating dangerous blindspots for itself and for our democracies. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wisdomofcrowds.live/subscribe

Episode 1: Healthy Assimilation or White Supremacy? 26.07.2019 1:05:14

In the inaugural episode of this ongoing experiment, Shadi and Damir talk about how inherent tensions in American identity—between inclusion and assimilation—are being tugged apart in perhaps unhealthy ways. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wisdomofcrowds.live/subscribe