Rob Tracinski talks with Steven Pinker, author of Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress, about the legacy of the Enlightenment. The conversation includes: exactly how good the state of the world is, "thick" versus "thin" philosophy, the Counter-Enlightenment backlash, Ayn Rand, the welfare state, and why it's ironic that everyone is so eager to watch "Game of Thrones."
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Ep. 23 - Brad Thompson on the Philosophy of the Founding
Ep. 22 - Helen Pluckrose on Postmodernism
Ep. 21 - George Will on Conservatism
Ep. 20 - Jaroslav Romanchuk on Belarus
Ep. 19 - Jason Crawford on Progress Studies
Ep. 18 - Amesh Adalja Follow-Up on Coronavirus
Ep. 17 - Amesh Adalja on Coronavirus
Ep. 16 - Cathy Young on the Right and the Left
Ep. 15 - David French on Liberalism
Ep. 13 - Ayn Rand's Rational, Secular Basis for Morality
Ep. 12 - Ed Niedermeyer on Tesla
Ep. 11 - Ilya Shapiro on the Privileges or Immunities Clause
Ep. 10 - Shoshana Weissmann on Occupational Licensing Reform
Ep. 9 - Robert Garmong on John Stuart Mill
Ep. 8 - Alex Berezow on Science in the News
Ep. 7 - Robert Garmong on China
Ep. 6 - Tom Nichols on NeverTrump, Part 2 of 2
Ep. 5 - Tom Nichols on the Death of Expertise, Part 1 of 2
Ep. 4 - Scott Lincicome on the Trade War
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