In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Jack Goldstone about the rise in social inequality and political instability in the United States. They discuss how wealth is deployed, the loss of social mobility, comparative judgments of well-being, cosmopolitanism and the isolation of the rich, decreased life expectancy, taxation, the need for government to solve problems, success and social obligation, the causes of revolution, universal basic income (UBI), and other topics.
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#366 — Urban Warfare 2.0
#365 — Reality Check
#364 — Facts & Values
#363 — Knowledge Work
#362 — Six Months of War
#361 — Sam Bankman-Fried & Effective Altruism
#360 — We Really Don’t Have Free Will?
#359 — Getting Used to It
#358 — The War in Ukraine
#357 — America & World Order
#356 — Islam & Freedom
#355 — A Falling World
#354 — Is Moral Progress a Fantasy?
#353 — Race & Reason
#352 — Hubris & Chaos
#351 — 5 Myths about Israel and the War in Gaza
#350 — Sharing Reality
#349 — Generosity, Cynicism, and the Future of Doing Good
#348 — The Politics of Antisemitism
#347 — Finding Sanity in 2024
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