Podcasts about western liberalism

Who was America's great power prophet during the Cold War? Perhaps not Henry Kissinger. In Zbig, Financial Times' U.S. editor, Edward Luce, makes the case that the Polish-American strategist Zbigniew Brzezinski was at least equal to Kissinger in his prophetic grasp of America's role in the Cold War world. Luce explores Brzezinski's role as Jimmy Carter's National Security Advisor, his combination of hard and soft power strategies against the Soviet Union, and his uncannily prescient predictions about Soviet collapse and the emergence of an "alliance of the aggrieved" against the United States. five key takeaways * Brzezinski was remarkably prescient - He accurately predicted Soviet collapse decades in advance, identifying the USSR's "Achilles heel" as its suppressed internal nations and calling it a "gerontocracy" destined to fail through "reverse natural selection."* The dinner that saved Europe - Brzezinski's coordination with Pope John Paul II in 1980 helped prevent Soviet invasion of Poland by persuading Solidarity to moderate their rhetoric while warning Moscow that Poland would be "indigestible."* Post-Cold War prophet of doom - Unlike triumphalist Americans in the 1990s, Brzezinski warned that U.S. hubris would create an "alliance of the aggrieved" (China, Russia, Iran, North Korea) - a prediction that proved remarkably accurate.* Meritocracy believer with aristocratic standards - Despite his Polish noble background, Brzezinski championed American meritocracy but maintained old-world intellectual rigor, famously giving only one A per class regardless of size.* Study your adversaries - His key lesson for today: America must continue studying and understanding other nations' languages, cultures, and motivations rather than assuming everyone should simply follow the American model.Edward Luce is the US national editor and columnist at the Financial Times. Luce's biography of Zbigniew Brzezinski Zbig, The life of Zbig Brzezinski: America's great power prophet, came out this month. He is the author of three highly acclaimed books, The Retreat of Western Liberalism (2017), Time to Start Thinking: America in the Age of Descent (2012), and In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India (2007). He appears regularly on CNN, NPR, MSNBC's Morning Joe, and the BBC.Keen On America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” Winston ChurchillBigTentUSA was honored to host an urgent and “must listen to” conversation with Ed Luce, U.S. national editor and columnist for the Financial Times, and Charlie Sykes, founder and former editor-at-large of The Bulwark and now the Substack Newsletter To The Contrary.Luce and Sykes unpacked the anti-democratic warning signs and economic threats flashing across the global stage. And as democracy faces mounting threats around the world, Luce's new biography of Zbigniew Brzezinski offers timely lessons. Luce and Sykes dove into why his legacy matters now—and what it teaches us about today's shifting geopolitical landscape.4 Call to Actions:* Subscribe to Charlie Sykes Newsletter HERE* Buy Ed Luce's Book “Zbig” HERE* Support your local NPR Station. To find your member station use this LINK* R.E.M. have shared a new benefit EP titled Radio Free Europe 2025. The five-track project includes a new remix of the band's 1981 debut single, “Radio Free Europe.”The EP is out now digitally. Proceeds will go to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), the editorially independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation that inspired R.E.M.'s early single. LINKABOUT THE SPEAKERSEdward Luce is the US national editor and columnist at the Financial Times. Luce's forthcoming biography of Zbigniew Brzezinski, Zbig, The Life of Zbig Brzezinski: America's Great Power Prophet, comes out in May 2025.Before that he was the FT's Washington Bureau chief. Other roles have included South Asia bureau chief, Capital Markets editor, and Philippines Correspondent. Luce was previously the speechwriter for the US Treasury Secretary, Lawrence H. Summers, in the Clinton administration.He is the author of three highly acclaimed books, The Retreat of Western Liberalism (2017), Time to Start Thinking: America in the Age of Descent (2012), and In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India (2007).Charlie Sykes is the author of the Substack newsletter, “To the Contrary,” and contributes to The Atlantic and MSNBC. His most recent book, How the Right Lost Its Mind, published by St. Martin's Press, was released in October 2017.Sykes has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Weekly Standard, The Washington Post, Commentary, The Wall Street Journal, Politico, The Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, Time.com, USA Today, National Review, The New York Review of Books, the New York Daily News, and other national publications.Watch YouTube Recording Learn More: BigTentUSA This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bigtentnews.substack.com

Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial James and Al emphasize the value of playing possum while MAGA destroys itself by noting how their mishandling of the economy undermines Trump's promises, explaining how they equate to a war on the poor and fighting back against his demolition of democracy. Then, they welcome Ed Luce of the Financial Times to discuss U.S.-British relations, review Keir Starmer's attempt to preserve our alliance and investigate whether Europe can protect Ukraine's democracy on its own.  They also dive into China's push for Taiwan, exploring what happens when democracies falter and if journalism is up to the challenge of the times. Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon.  Make sure to include your city– we love to hear where you're from! More from James and Al: Get text updates from Politics War Room and Politicon. Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial James Carville and Matt Tyrnauer are taking CARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID on the road again!  Get updates and some great behind-the-scenes content by following James on Twitter @jamescarville and his new TikTok @realjamescarville James Carville & Al Hunt have launched the Politics War Room Substack Get More From This Week's Guest:  Get More From Ed Luce: Financial Times | Twitter | Author of “The Retreat of Western Liberalism & Many Other Books Please Support Our Sponsors: Beam: Sleep better with Beam's best-selling Dream Powder and get up to 40% off for a limited time when you go to shopbeam.com/warroom and use code: WARROOM Naked Wines: To get 6 bottles of wine for $39.99, head to nakedwines.com/warroom and use code WARROOM for both the code AND PASSWORD.  Green Chef: Thrive all year with clean, easy meals from Green Chef.  Go to greenchef.com/warroomfree, and use code WARROOMFREE to get started with free salads for two months plus 50% off your first box.

Free preview episode cross-over with the Bang-Bang Podcast. A madcap collage of American Berserk—that's one way to describe David O. Russell's Three Kings, and it's exactly how Van, Lyle, and screenwriter Kevin Fox dive into it.This two-part episode (the second installment drops shortly) unpacks the film's wild genre mash-up: comic book absurdities collide with nods to Star Wars and Apocalypse Now, all while a grim commentary on U.S. militarism and society simmers underneath. The group digs into how the film disorients viewers with slapstick humor and sudden, brutal violence—like Mark Wahlberg's character, whose torture by an Iraqi soldier (grieving the loss of his son to an American bombing) flips the script on American power. When Wahlberg's character feebly defends U.S. actions as “maintaining stability in the Middle East,” the soldier shoves a CD-ROM in his mouth—a searing metaphor for the imposition of U.S. hegemony.From cartoonish “United States of Freedom” patriotism to cow guts and milk truck explosions, Three Kings might not be the perfect vehicle for telling Americans—and all the privileged in the Global North—what they need to hear. But at times, it sure comes close.Subscribe to the Bang-Bang Podcast to unlock the rest of this episode, Part II, and the entire Bang-Bang catalog: https://www.bangbangpod.com/p/part-i-three-kings-1999-w-kevin-foxFurther ReadingKevin's Website“The Class of 1999: ‘Three Kings',” by Matthew Goldenberg“Three Kings: neocolonial Arab representation,” by Lila Kitaeff“The Gulf War, Iraq and Western Liberalism,” by Peter Gowan“The Gulf War's Afterlife: Dilemmas, Missed Opportunities, and the Post-Cold War Order Undone,” by Samuel Helfont

This week, Strahan Coleman, part of the teaching team at Practicing the Way joins us. In this episode, we'll explore the insidious ways we've commodified God, the impact of Western liberalism on our spiritual lives, and the profound longing for an authentic connection with God. Strahan will guide us on a journey to unhinge our souls from the lie of abandonment and rediscover our deepest desire for God. Whether you're a seasoned believer or just beginning your journey, this episode offers invaluable insights and practical tools to deepen your spiritual formation and maturity. Episode Links Show Notes Buy my NEW BOOK "Healing What You Can't Erase" here! Invite me to speak at your church or event. Connect with me @WINTODAYChris on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

On November 5, Americans went to the polls and once again elected Donald Trump president of the United States. By this point, you probably know the broad strokes of his victory: He won every swing state and, unlike in 2016, the popular vote as well. It also seems clear that a key part of the Democratic Party's message — that another Trump term would threaten democracy and push the nation toward authoritarianism — didn't resonate with voters like they hoped it would. However, as Financial Times U.S. National Nditor and Watson Institute Senior Fellow Edward Luce explains on this episode of “Trending Globally,” that doesn't mean it's not true. “There's this sort of surpassing irony of what happened last Tuesday is that it was a free and fair election. Democracy worked to elect a person who rejects the democratic system unless he wins,” Luce told host Dan Richards. Luce is the author of several books, including “The Retreat of Western Liberalism,” which was published in 2017. He is an indispensable voice when it comes to understanding Trump and the MAGA movement as a phenomenon that is both uniquely American and part of decades-long trend in global politics. This is something Luce also explores with Watson Institute students in his study group, “The Revenge of Geopolitics.” On this episode, Luce spoke with Richards about what another Trump term could mean for American democracy, geopolitical stability, and the future of liberal democratic values around the world. Transcript coming soon to our websiteLearn more about and purchase “The Retreat of Western Liberalism” by Ed LuceLearn more about the Watson Institute's other podcasts

Al and James discuss Kamala's presidential prospects, James' ideas to move the party forward, and Trump's plans for retribution before welcoming FT's US national editor Ed Luce.  They look at how the center and far left united in French elections to defeat Le Pen, and weigh whether Macron will be able to govern effectively.  Then, they break down the massive victory by Labor in the UK, examine how it might raise the possibility of reunification with the EU,  and whether these elections signify a global movement pushing back against the far right.  They also game out how our elections affect Europe's future and what we can expect from China depending on who wins the presidency. Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon.  Make sure to include your city– we love to hear where you're from! Watch James Carville Explains on YouTube Playlist James Carville & Al Hunt have launched the Politics War Room Substack Mentioned On The Show: James' NYT Piece On Replacing Biden Get More From Ed Luce: Financial Times | Twitter | Author of “The Retreat of Western Liberalism & Many Other Books Please Support Our Sponsors: Miracle Made: For 40% off high-quality self-cooling sheets, plus an extra 20% off with 3 free towels, use promo code WARROOM when you go to TryMiracle.com/warroom ExpressVPN: Control your data, defend your privacy, and protect yourself online with 3 free months on a VPN plan when you go to expressvpn.com/warroom Beam: Sleep better with Beam's best-selling Dream Powder and get up to 40% off for a limited time when you go to shopbeam.com/warroom and use code: WARROOM

There's rarely a week in which Donald Trump doesn't make the headlines but the last few have been particularly potent with the former US president having been served justice in a US courtroom. One voice who has been vocal in lamenting the transformation of the Republican Party into a vehicle for Trump's agenda is Robert Kagan. He's a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a historian and contributing columnist at The Washington Post. He has advised on policy for the US State Department for both Republican and Democrat administrations. and some of the Republican party's most prominent voices in recent decades. His latest book is Rebellion: How Antiliberalism Is Tearing America Apart—Again; a reflection on the increasing radicalisation of the Republican Party. Joining Kagan in conversation to talk about it for this episode is Edward Luce, chief US commentator for the Financial Times, based in Washington DC, and author of books including The Retreat of Western Liberalism.  We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/IS for £100 sponsored credit. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all of our longer form interviews and Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events - Our member-only newsletter The Monthly Read, sent straight to your inbox ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. ... Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James and Al preview Trump's imminent Manhattan verdict, call for the SCOTUS to be on the ballot, demand a higher minimum wage, and welcome the Financial Times' Ed Luce.  They discuss Labor's prospects in the upcoming British elections, how the conservatives have decimated the country, the rising radicalism of the Right, Europe's leadership post-Brexit, and the budding alliance between MAGA and the Tories.  They also game out Putin's next moves, how to counter China, nuclear proliferation in Asia, and the growing costs of the climate crisis using India as a case study. Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon.  Make sure to include your city– we love to hear where you're from! Watch James Carville Explains on YouTube Playlist James Carville & Al Hunt have launched the Politics War Room Substack Get More From This Week's Guest: Get More From Ed Luce: Financial Times | Twitter | Author of “The Retreat of Western Liberalism & Many Other Books Please Support Our Sponsors: Miracle Made: For 40% off high-quality self-cooling sheets, plus an extra 20% off with 3 free towels, use promo code WARROOM when you go to TryMiracle.com/warroom Washington Post: Get the best journalism in the business when you go to washingtonpost.com/warroom to subscribe for just 50 cents per week during your first year. Ladder: Go to ladderlife.com/warroom today to see if you're instantly approved for term coverage life insurance.

I've been running into never ending problems with the western liberals recently, especially about the genocide in Gaza. This election cycle we are being presented with a supposedly democratic choice which is really no choice at all; between a racist, orange menace and maniac, or a genocide enabling geriatric psychopath. And the establishment is calling on us to chose between these two revolting individuals. Meanwhile the western liberals are telling us that we must vote for Biden, the genocide enabler and supporter. I want to unpack all this here today. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anani-kaike/message

Crisis in Gaza – who will stand for universalism?https://www.thetablet.co.uk/features/2/23693/crisis-in-gaza-who-will-stand-for-universalism-Follow Professor Conor Gearty @conorgeartySupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Western Liberalism of John Locke, Rousseau, and the founding fathers of America, promised to set us free from the tyranny of kings and priests. That the God of the Christian Bible would be a casualty in this great purge seemed to many to be a necessary step on this path to liberation. But far from making us happy and free, sociologists, counselors, and therapists (not to mention the billion dollar pharmaceutical industry) agree that we are of all people most lonely and hopeless. What happened to the freedom we were promised? Chuck and Aaron discuss how the death of the idea of God stripped us of the philosophical foundation necessary to be a truly moral people. In addition, it gutted the idea of beauty and transcendence, turning them into purely personal opinion. The resulting individualism and commitment to personal freedom has separated us from the types of community which have traditionally given people a sense of purpose and meaning. As a result, the epidemic of loneliness and despair are only growing. Our culture's one true hope is to turn to the ultimate meaning provided by the God of the Christian Bible, the God who became a human being to give all human beings value, who died for us because of his deep commitment to that value, and who meets with his humans in the Church, the community which gives us all a framework for selfless purpose and meaning. Hosts: Aaron Mueller and Chuck Rathert Subscribe to the show at https://cacg.saintjamesglencarbon.org. To comment on this episode, visit https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/cacg-ep79.

James and Al attack the politicized investigation of John Durham and welcome Ed Luce for a review of the biggest developments at home and around the world.  Together, they look at the latest in Europe, China's role in the Ukraine-Russia war and the international order, the risks facing President Biden's re-election campaign, and how CNN has revealed Trump's dangerous ongoing pull on the media.  Then, James and Al do a deep dive into how Republicans are screwing the voters in a brand new segment! Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon.  Make sure to include your city, we love to hear where you're from! Get More From This Week's Guest: Ed Luce: Financial Times | Twitter | Author of “The Retreat of Western Liberalism & Many Other Books Please Support This Week's Sponsor: Lomi: Turn your food waste into dirt with the press of a button with Lomi. Use the code WARROOM to save $50 at lomi.com/warroom

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comJohn Gray is a political philosopher. He retired from academia in 2007 as Professor of European Thought at the London School of Economics, and is now a regular contributor and lead reviewer at the New Statesman. His forthcoming book is The New Leviathans: Thoughts After Liberalism. I regard him as one of the great minds of our time, and this is one of my favorite pods ever. For two clips of our convo — how smug liberalism led to Trump and Brexit, and why we shouldn't treat religion as intellectual error — pop over to our YouTube page. Other topics: the Judeo-Christian roots of liberalism; why Catholics never supported eugenics; the genius and licentious life of Michael Oakeshott; how Thatcherism and Reaganism turned into “inverted Marxism”; John's loathing of the “indifference to economic casualties” (e.g. Hillary's “deplorables”); his opposition to Fukuyama; Blair and the Iraq War; the liberal case for border control; the dangers of producing too many elites; Silicon Valley's obsession with eternal life; anti-wokeness in France; how Trump predicted Germany's bind over Russian energy; the disintegrating support for the war in Ukraine; reporting on the Holodomor; Fox News and Dominion; and how the gains of Western civilization could ultimately be saved by non-Westerners.Next week is Cathy Young to discuss Ukraine and what do to about CRT in public schools. Browse the Dishcast archives for an episode you might enjoy (the first 102 episodes are free in their entirety). If you missed last week's transcript with Glenn Loury, it's here for the reading.

Liberalism is under attack. The Right wants to "own the Libs," and the Left wants to disown them. Yet individualism is the basis of human and civil rights. The individual is the primary social unit in Liberal thought. In this era of tribalism, recognizing individual rights may be exactly what we need. We are exposed to a great deal of propaganda designed to divide the nation. A focus on individual rights protected by the Constitution can bring us together again. We must rebuild the Liberal middle so we can win elections in the future. Author, Attorney, and Activist Rich Procida will overview the origins of Western Liberalism and the importance of defending the Constitution and Liberal democracy. He will rely on historian and political philosopher Larry Seidentop's book "Inventing the Individual: The Origins of Western Liberalism." While Marxist scholars, like Angela Davis, describe individualism as "insidious," without the individual, we have no rights. Join our discussion as we ask whether individual rights and liberties are essential to freedom, or whether the rights of the individual undermine group rights and social justice. 

Daniel Klein is professor of economics and JIN Chair at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, where he co-leads a program in Adam Smith. There’s been renewed interest in the role Christianity has played in liberalism since Larry Siedentop's 2014 book, Inventing the Individual: The Origins of Western Liberalism. Today, Dan Churchwell, Acton's Director of […]

Daniel Klein is professor of economics and JIN Chair at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, where he co-leads a program in Adam Smith. There's been renewed interest in the role Christianity has played in liberalism since Larry Siedentop's 2014 book, Inventing the Individual: The Origins of Western Liberalism. Today, Dan Churchwell, Acton's Director of Programs and Education, sits down with Klein to discuss Adam Smith and his enlightenment vision. Building on Siedentop, Klein says universal benevolent monotheism, and Christianity in particular, has led to the articulation of a specific social grammar and corresponding rights—in short Adam Smith's “liberal plan.” Subscribe to our podcastsDr. Klein's faculty pageFull discussion of Larry Siedentop's book:Full set of notes on SiedentopKlein published interview on Siedentop:Klein replies to Deirdre McCloskey on Siedentop: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's been renewed interest in the role Christianity has played in liberalism since Larry Siedentop's 2014 book, Inventing the Individual: The Origins of Western Liberalism. Building on Siedentop, Daniel Klein says universal benevolent monotheism, and Christianity in particular, has led to the articulation of a specific social grammar and corresponding rights—in short Adam Smith's “liberal plan.” But can liberalism be sustained in a world that no longer takes its ethics from that monotheism?Daniel Klein is professor of economics and JIN Chair at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, where Erik Matson and he lead a program in Adam Smith. He is also associate fellow at the Ratio Institute (Stockholm), research fellow at the Independent Institute, and chief editor of Econ Journal Watch. He and Matson also lead CL Press and curate the Liberty Fund column called Just Sentiments.Subscribe to our podcastsAbout Daniel Klein Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James and Al bring on Associate Editor of the Financial Times Ed Luce to discuss the fall of Liz Truss, the high turnover of the UK's Prime Ministers, and what to expect going forward under Rishi Sunak.  Then, they're joined by expert on Pennsylvania politics Jonathan Tamari from the Philadelphia Inquirer to lay out the factors defining the midterm races there, weigh the candidates, and look ahead to what to expect on November 8th. Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon.  Make sure to include your city, we love to hear where you're from! Get More From This Week's GuestS: Ed Luce: Financial Times | Twitter | Author of “The Retreat of Western Liberalism & Many Other Books Jonathan Tamari: Twitter | The Philadelphia Inquirer Please Support This Week's Sponsors: The Economist's Checks & Balance: Subscribe to The Economist's Checks & Balance podcast on Acast or wherever you prefer to listen.  You can also find it at economist.com Reel Paper: Go to reelpaper.com/warroom to get 30% off and free shipping on your first order when you sign up for a subscription using the promo code: WARROOM The Jordan Harbinger Show: Go to jordanharbinger.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts and start listening

Follow all things BareBactrian on Twitter: @BasiI___ ( https://twitter.com/BasiI___ ) (RIP @basil08521 and @BasilofBactria) Linktr.ee/barebactrian.   Follow Ahmed-Waleed Kakar on Twitter: @AWSanzar ( https://twitter.com/awsanzar )   Read his latest for New Lines Magazine: https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/in-...  Subscribe and Follow The Afghan Eye on Youtube and Twitter: https://www.youtube.com/c/AFGHANEYE https://twitter.com/AFGEYE  In this first [of 3(maybe 4)] addendum episodes to BareBactrian (given the delay in trying to get to Afghanistan - i'll explain), Basil is once again joined by the one and only Ahmed-Waleed Kakar of the AfghanEye (https://www.youtube.com/c/AFGHANEYE) to discuss his latest for New Lines Magazine.    We Discuss:  -an update on Basil Goes To Bactria  -Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, its history and rationale  -Girls schools and Womens' veils  -Doing Good and Not Doing The Not Good  -Big Tech, The FCC, and HR Depts as western Ministries for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice  -The Anarcho-Tyranny of Western Liberalism  -and MORE! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/barebactrian/support

In their warm up, Kale and Rod talk about the Slap Heard 'Round the World at this year's Oscars and the snoozefest it has become. They move into a discussion of the deeper implications of the question: "what is a woman?"   Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson professed her inability to answer the question at the confirmation hearings, and they talk about the deeper implications of why this matters, especially in our current moment.    They then talk about the NatCon Conference in Brussels, and especially the bold speech of Eva Vlaardingerbroek as well as Alex Kaschuta, host of The Subversive Podcast and their critiques of Western Liberalism. The question is serious: will it hold?   Have we lost Western Civilization's "default settings"? Or are we doomed to continue to toil in the world of Crowley?   They move on to discuss Iain McGilchrist and his vision of purpose encoded in the natural world. Can we rediscover our purpose, or are we simply waiting for the barbarians to take us? Are we stuck in Necropolis?   They finish up on a conversation about the prophetic role of the church, and the need for moral leadership. What do we do when these, too, are captured?   Links: KJB and What is a Woman?: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/woman-man-ketanji-brown-jackson-woman-gender-ideology-fight-against-evil/ The Vicar's Wife's Lament: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/frustrated-laywoman-to-anglican-leaders-find-your-spines/ Subversive Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AORn2H3hCSs TGE Show with Helena: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52WFFekjcSc&t=4s The City in History: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_in_History

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The CCP's Struggle With Western Liberalism

Historically, the United States has been at the forefront of democracy promotion and social justice. However, the modern liberal order, which has promoted peace and justice at home and abroad, is faced with a destabilization campaign that is spear-headed by China, Russia, and Iran. How will the liberal order respond to tyranny on the world stage? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/riley-mlewis/support

As we farewell 2021, we've put together some of the highlights of the year for you. I hope you enjoy these conversations as much as we did.Walkley Award-winning journalist and international commentator Stan Grant talks to Cheryl Akle about universal western liberalism, its virtues and the deep trouble with it, and how we are at a time of momentous upheaval and enormous geopolitical shifts. Stan's latest book, With the Falling of the Dusk, is in stores now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of the Faith Angle podcast, Edward Luce of Financial Times sits down with Bernard-Henri Lévy to discuss Bernard's newest book, The Will to See: Dispatches from a World of Misery and Hope.    Guests Bernard-Henri Levy  Edward Luce   Additional Reading The Will to See by Bernard-Henri Levy The Retreat of Western Liberalism  by Edward Luce   

This seminar presents – and vigorously critiques – a new edited volume, “American Political Economy”, which aims to reorient our understanding of US politics. Democratic erosions and economic inequalities, two of the most pressing political problems of the United States and its rich western peers, can only be understood in light of the economic, geographic, institutional and racial contexts in which politics are contested.SpeakersJacob S. Hackeris Stanley Resor Professor of Political Science at Yale University. A regular media commentator and policy adviser, he is the author or co-author of five books, numerous journal articles, and a wide range of popular writings onAmerican politics and public policy, including the highly influential Winner Take-All Politics (2010). Professor Desmond Kingwho is the Andrew W Mellon Professor of Government at the University of Oxford. He specializes in the study of theAmericanstate in US executive politics, race and politics inAmericanpolitical development, and the financial bases of US politics.Edward Luce is the US national editor and columnist at the Financial Times, and co-author of the Swamp Notes newsletter, which covers the intersection of money, power, and politics in America. He is the author of three highly acclaimed books, including The Retreat of Western Liberalism (2017) and Time to Start Thinking: America in the Age of Descent (2012). Dr. Lucy Barnes is Associate Professor of Comparative Politics at UCL. She specialises in the comparative political economy of rich western democracies (including the USA), with particular focus on the interactions of political institutions and individuals' ideas, attitudes, and behaviours, in the politics of economic policy-making.

Yan Fu was a late 19th century naval officer and writer who was fascinated with Western philosophy. His translations of works by Thomas Huxley, Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill and others were celebrated successes in China. But his books feature notes and interpretative gestures that make them something more than just straight translations – they're works of philosophy in their own right.

With the Afghanistan pull out looking more disastrous by the day, James and Al bring on John Hopkins Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies, Vali Nasr, and US Editor of the Financial Times, Ed Luce to break things down.  In a panel discussion they debate our failures in Afghanistan, if there were any successes, and what we can expect the region and its neighbors to do next. Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon.   Make sure to include your city, we love to hear where you're from! Get More From This Week's Guest: Ed Luce: Financial Times | Twitter | Author of “The Retreat of Western Liberalism & Many Other Books Vali Nasr: John Hopkins | Twitter | Author of “Dispensable Nation” & Many Other Books Please Support This Week's Sponsors: Blinkist Get 25% off and a 7-day free trial at blinkist.com. Raycon Save 20% on Raycon earbuds at rayconglobal.com using the promo code: STARTFRESH Chili Sleep Get 20% off your sleep system at chilisleep.com and use promo code WARROOM.

Wayne Ambler, associate professor emeritus at CU Boulder and former dean and director of the Rome Program at the University of Dallas' Rome Campus, explores the city's historical development, its influence on Western Liberalism and the American Founding, the lessons it can teach today's students, and its place in the broader history of political philosophy.

Walkley Award-winning journalist and international commentator Stan Grant talks to Cheryl Akle about universal western liberalism, its virtues and the deep trouble with it, and how we are at a time of momentous upheaval and enormous geopolitical shifts. Stan's latest book, With the Falling of the Dusk, is in stores now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Edward Luce, one of the most highly regarded commentators on US politics, talks about the dynamics of US politics, and the impact of the newly elected US government on the world, especially on India. This episode was originally streamed live on March 12th, 2021 as the annual Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Girish Karnad Memorial Lecture. One of the leading and most prestigious events on the calendar, the New India Foundation Annual Lecture has facilitated debate on important social issues, with talks featuring renowned scholars and thinkers. Edward Luce is the US national editor and columnist at the Financial Times. Before that he was the FT’s Washington Bureau chief. Other roles have included South Asia bureau chief, Capital Markets editor, and Philippines Correspondent. He is the author of three highly acclaimed books, The Retreat of Western Liberalism (2017), Time to Start Thinking: America in the Age of Descent (2012), and In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India (2007).He appears regularly on CNN, NPR, MSNBC’s Morning Joe, and the BBC. More details on BIC Talks podcasts on the BIC website

Democracy has many faces, many lives, subject to change, investigation, reform. In The Retreat of Western Liberalism, Edward Luce makes a larger statement about the weakening of western hegemony and the crisis of liberal democracy, of which Donald Trump and his European counterparts are not the cause, but a terrifying symptom. He warns of the dangerous ignorance of the West regarding its own socio-political trajectory, and its arrogance towards society's economic losers, insisting that we cannot move forward without a clear diagnosis of what has gone wrong. In her bookTwilight of Democracy, staff writer for The Atlantic, Anne Applebaum stirs a deeper inquiry into the nature of democracy and the rising appeal of an age-old blend of nationalism and autocracy. Fuelled by the discourse of conspiracy theory, political polarization and the 21st century use of social media, she charts the rising era of illiberalism and antidemocratic trends within the West. The two talk to Suhasini Haidar who is the diplomatic and national editor at The Hindu.

America's new President faces four overlapping crises – the COVID pandemic, the teetering economy, festering racial inequality and looming climate change. Does Joe Biden have the political resources to turn them around? And what about the fifth crisis, the poisoning of American democracy under Trump? The FT's Associate Editor Edward Luce – Author of The Retreat of Western Liberalism – tells Andrew Harrison about the horrors in Biden's in-tray. “The left wants heads on pikes – but Biden will resist that.” “Biden is inheriting low hanging fruit with Trump's poor vaccine policy.” “Expect an information war, as much as anything else.” “Rejoining Paris on day one is very symbolic. But Biden's environmental policies are more ambitious than that.” Presented by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tom is joined by renowned author and columnist, Edward Luce, to discuss America's response to globalization, why democracy is at risk around the world, and Ed's latest book, The Retreat of Western Liberalism.

Edward Luce is the US national editor and columnist at the Financial Times. Before that he was the FT's Washington Bureau chief. Other roles have included South Asia bureau chief, Capital Markets editor, and Philippines Correspondent. Luce was previously the speechwriter for the US Treasury Secretary, Lawrence H. Summers, in the Clinton administration. He is the author of three highly acclaimed books, The Retreat of Western Liberalism (2017), Time to Start Thinking: America in the Age of Descent (2012), and In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India (2007). He appears regularly on CNN, NPR, MSNBC’s Morning Joe, and the BBC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the third episode of the SOAS Humanitarian Hub Podcast, Jake Tacchi talks with SOAS's Professor Steve Hopgood about his latest article: 'When the Music Stops, Humanitarianism in a Post Liberal World Order'. Amidst a shifting away from a liberal world order, most notably exemplified by the rise of China over the last 30 years, Professor Hopgood argues that humanitarianism and human rights as we know them are likely to suffer. He argues that, because such concepts are underpinned by the values of Western Liberalism, they will hold less dominance in the international sphere. As we move away from a Western-dominated global environment, the foundations of humanitarianism and human rights will be shaken as there is a greater focus on state sovereignty, not individual rights. For more information about SOAS’s new MSc programme: Humanitarian Action (Online) visit: www.soas.ac.uk/development/progr…an-action-online/ Please do visit our blog for more research, current news and debates about humanitarianism: blogs.soas.ac.uk/humanitarian-hub/ Do check out Professor Hopgood's highly relevant article at: www.manchesteropenhive.com/view/journa…icle-p4.xml

In the third episode of the SOAS Humanitarian Hub Podcast, Jake Tacchi talks with SOAS's Professor Steve Hopgood about his latest article: 'When the Music Stops, Humanitarianism in a Post Liberal World Order'. Amidst a shifting away from a liberal world order, most notably exemplified by the rise of China over the last 30 years, Professor Hopgood argues that humanitarianism and human rights as we know them are likely to suffer. He argues that, because such concepts are underpinned by the values of Western Liberalism, they will hold less dominance in the international sphere. As we move away from a Western-dominated global environment, the foundations of humanitarianism and human rights will be shaken as there is a greater focus on state sovereignty, not individual rights. For more information about SOAS’s new MSc programme: Humanitarian Action (Online) visit: www.soas.ac.uk/development/progr…an-action-online/ Please do visit our blog for more research, current news and debates about humanitarianism: blogs.soas.ac.uk/humanitarian-hub/ Do check out Professor Hopgood's highly relevant article at: https://www.manchesteropenhive.com/view/journals/jha/1/1/article-p4.xml

In this episode, Abby Dees and Wenzel Jones discuss Putin ominously warning Western Liberalism is obsolete at the G20 Summit, Clarence Thomas beginning his efforts to overturn Marriage Equality via stare decisis, the surprising results of the GLAAD Accelerating Acceptance survey of 18-34 year-olds, US Women’s Soccer Team at World Cup and Megan Rapinoe using her celebrity for good all in the Honest Tea. Also we... ...Celebrate World Pride by sharing with you the Story of Stonewall, 50 years after the fateful night with Jim Forratt ...Relive a Coming Out experience with Peter Dell ...Talk with American labor leader and LGBTQI Ally Dolores Huerta. Thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/imruradio/message

The Democratic debates have come and gone and despite the devastating smack down Harris gave Biden, good 'ol Joe is still the top contender in some states. What does this mean for Democrats moving into the 2020 election? Why is it so important to ensure Trump doesn't get re-elected aside from the obvious disdain for his politics and personality? Also, Russian President Vladimir Putin made the bold claim that Western Liberalism is on the decline and autocracy is on the rise due to the populist movements in America and Europe. Is he right? Is Putin on to something? What does this mean for the Eurocentric World Order? What will the New World Order truly look like? Is it such a bad thing? Is climate change being blown out of proportion? Are we all being duped one last time as predicted in the New Testament? Put your thinking caps on and let's get into this! Background music: Equinox by Ron Gelinas Chillout Lounge | https://soundcloud.com/atmospheric-music-portal Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

The first episode of Feudo Fam, livestreamed Tuesday 19 March 2019.The discussion begins at 2:48Articles discussed in this episode:Christchurch Attacks: https://theconversation.com/christchurch-attacks-are-a-stark-warning-of-toxic-political-environment-that-allows-hate-to-flourish-113662Rich Socialists: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/rich-socialists-are-just-more-equal/news-story/6417f6bf778fc1fae18cbe85aafc90ff (paywall)Social Media and Violent Spectacle: http://theconversation.com/social-media-create-a-spectacle-society-that-makes-it-easier-for-terrorists-to-achieve-notoriety-113715

Ed Luce is the Washington columnist and commentator for the Financial Times. This interview was taped on 3/12 REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL From Q&A: Manafort An article from the NYT on Manafort’s sentencing by Judge Amy Berman Jackson in D.C. A comment from Manafort’s lawyer, Kevin Downing, suggesting his client was selectively prosecuted An indictment of Paul Manafort by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office; plus an article from the NYT on the DA’s charges College Admissions Scandal Listener question from Still Paul The college admissions scandal indictment, and a report from NPR about the scandal  The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute, plus an article from the NYT about RICO lawsuits DOJ policy on indicting a president The 1973 and 2000 Office of Legal Counsel memos From the interview: Luce Luce’s most recent book, The Retreat of Western Liberalism Luce’s Financial Times op-ed, “America’s unexpected socialist dawn,” plus Luce’s op-ed page Trump An article from Vox on Michael Cohen’s closing statement from his 2/27 testimony before Congress, including his remarks on 2020 A list from NPR of strongmen Trump has praised Negative partisanship An op-ed from the Washington Post about negative partisanship and Newt Gingrich A paper by Emory political scientists Alan Abramowitz and Steven Webster, “All Politics is National: The Rise of Negative Partisanship and the Nationalization of U.S. House and Senate Elections in the 21st Century”  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) An article from the Washington Post comparing AOC and DJT’s social media strategy The most recent resolution outlining the Green New Deal, and a report from NPR on the Deal and its origin Institutional Trust An article in The Atlantic on declining levels of trust in institutions across the globe Britain A brief explanation of Britain’s constitutional monarchy An update from the NYT on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit Plan Britain’s Attorney General Geoffrey Cox’s tweet, “Bollocks,” in response to a critique A procedural explanation of the Prime Minister’s Questions, which you can watch here. Plus, an article in the Guardian recounting its history (including Harold Macmillan’s queasiness) An op-ed from the NYT imagining a Prime Minister’s Questions session in the U.S. Hungary An article in the NYT about Hungary’s eroding democracy India An article from Bloomberg on India’s upcoming election, the largest exercise of democracy on the planet China An article in Foreign Affairs on communist China’s capitalist development Socialism An article from The Atlantic on Trump’s application of the term “socialist” An article from the NYT on Teddy Roosevelt’s crusade for the inheritance tax An article in the NYT about Sweden’s response to the banking crisis Media An article from Bloomberg on the decline of local news, and the subsequent consequences Vocabulary Bollocks = nonsense Sui generis = constituting a class alone; unique Do you have a question for Preet? Tweet it to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #askpreet, email staytuned@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 and leave a voicemail.

Alla civilisationer, alla politiska och sociala system går under, förr eller senare. Men Oswald Spenglers beskrivning av Västerlandets fall känns ruggigt bekant, säger Dan Jönsson. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna. Ibland när jag får syn på spåren av ett flygplan på en molnfri himmel, eller snarare när jag får syn på två sådana där vita kondensationsstrimmor som korsar varann som två kritstreck, brukar jag fundera på hur en människa på till exempel medeltiden eller stenåldern skulle ha reagerat på ett sådant himlafenomen. Med fasa och bävan antagligen om vi nu ett ögonblick bortser från det anakronistiska i själva tanken och om jag då gjorde ett försök att förklara hur det faktiskt hänger ihop skulle väl denna medeltids- eller stenåldersmänniska ha tyckt att jag borde spärras in på dårhus. Flygande maskiner? Med människor i? Vilket ogudaktigt övermod! Nej, det där järtecknet är förstås ett förebud om världens undergång. Och det lustiga är ju att vi båda två skulle ha i stort sett lika rätt. I själva verket har den västerländska kulturen ända sedan romantiken odlat fantasier om sitt förestående utslocknande Vårt tids järtecken är av ett annat slag än stenålderns. Smältande inlandsisar till exempel. Eller gulhåriga politiker: faktum är att sedan Donald Trump blev president i USA har den internationella marknaden för järtecken exploderat. Inte för att det direkt rådde någon stiltje innan heller. Efter den senaste finanskrisen har tänkare och debattörer producerat den ena historiska klass 3-varningen efter den andra klimatförändringar, peak oil, växande klassklyftor, vattenbrist, högerpopulism och en ny finansiell skuldkris: snarare förr än senare kommer något av detta, eller allt, att leda till att världen, som vi känner den, går under. Precis som stenåldersmänniskans järtecken är varningssignalerna lika uppenbara som de verkar hopplösa att göra någonting åt. Som den engelske författaren Edward Luce sammanfattar saken i en typisk bok från 2017, The Retreat of Western Liberalism: västerlandet har förlorat sin optimism. Jag vet inte hur många sådana melankoliska tidsdiagnoser jag har läst de senaste fem, tio åren. Hos Edward Luce består järtecknen ungefär som vanligt av skenande ojämlikhet, politisk polarisering, Kinas ekonomiska uppsving och en förlorad tilltro till de demokratiska institutionerna och tillsammans har de alltså fått västvärlden att tappa tron på framtiden. Troligen med all rätt för så här är det ju: alla civilisationer, alla politiska och sociala system går under, förr eller senare. Frågan är bara när, frågan är bara hur och även om mängden undergångsvisioner redan i sig nog är ett tecken på att slutet närmar sig, så tror jag det vanligaste misstaget bland dessa visionärer är att de utropar apokalyps nu. Sådant slår nästan alltid fel. I själva verket har den västerländska kulturen ända sedan romantiken odlat fantasier om sitt förestående utslocknande, och åtminstone sedan hundra år tillbaka finns det dessutom kyligt förutskickat på ett sätt som jag lovar ställer alla dagens domedagsprofeter i skuggan. Det är bara att bege sig till närmsta bibliotek, snällt be personalen gå ner i magasinen och blåsa bort dammet från Oswald Spenglers Västerlandets undergång. Västerlandets undergång handlar inte alls om västerlandets undergång; den handlar om vad kultur och civilisation i grunden är för något Nej, Oswald Spengler hör inte precis till samtidens intellektuella husgudar. Och har nog aldrig gjort det; när första bandet av hans bok kom ut 1918 väckte det visserligen sensation i en tid som efter världskriget behärskades av en djup civilisationströtthet. Men också av en rastlös vilja till något nytt och bättre och vad Spengler hade att komma med var något helt annat, en historiefilosofisk vision med ett tiotusenårsperspektiv som får samtidens futila projekt och konflikter att likna regndropparna i ett mäktigt lågtryck, eller fotnoterna hos Foucault eller ja, ni förstår. Västerlandets undergång handlar inte alls om västerlandets undergång; den handlar om vad kultur och civilisation i grunden är för något, hur en kultur byggs upp och blomstrar och en civilisation bryts ner. Att vår egen västerländska civilisation är dömd till samma öde som den egyptiska eller antika är för Spengler mer en logisk självklarhet än en kulturkritisk provokation. Att läsa detta verk är fortfarande efter hundra år en svindlande upplevelse. Som Spengler ser det är varje kultur en skapelse av en viss mentalitet, som förhåller sig till omvärlden utifrån denna mentalitets grundläggande drag, orienterade kring en stark symbol. Till exempel skiljer Spengler mellan den antika kulturen, med vad han kallar en apollinsk mentalitet som kretsar kring den mänskliga kroppen som grundsymbol och vår egen västerländska, eller faustiska där det oändliga rummet blir den ordnande principen. Så här i sammandrag låter det kanske spekulativt och rentav lite kufiskt. Men Spengler fyller sitt schema med en lärdom och en överblick som ger den ena märkliga parallellen, och den ena slående iakttagelsen efter den andra. Hur kom det sig till exempel att Aristarchos heliocentriska världsbild knappt fick någon betydelse alls under antiken, medan Kopernikus blev början till en intellektuell revolution? Svaret är att de tillhörde skilda kulturer, med helt olika tänkesätt och världsuppfattning. Varje kultur, varje mentalitet skapar bokstavligen sin egen värld, sitt sätt att se på naturen och tiden: sin egen konst, matematik och fysik. Det vi uppskattar i en antik skulptur var helt enkelt inte det antiken såg. det är när Spengler följer de parallella mönstren i civilisationens utveckling mot sitt ödesbestämda slut som han blir nästan kusligt profetisk Spengler beskriver hur varje högkultur, med sin speciella mentalitet, följer en organisk livscykel där vissa faser hela tiden återkommer. Förr eller senare uppnår kulturen en mognad när den med Spenglers begrepp övergår i civilisation där stadens livsmönster slår ut landsbygdens, ekonomin andligheten, och kulturen och politiken blir alltmer komplex och konfliktfylld. Vi befinner oss ungefär sedan franska revolutionen i det stadiet, och det är när Spengler följer de parallella mönstren i civilisationens utveckling mot sitt ödesbestämda slut som han blir nästan kusligt profetisk. Han ser hur hans egen tid, från Napoleonkrigen fram till första världskriget, motsvarar den epok som i den kinesiska historien kallas de stridande staterna, eller inbördeskrigen under den romerska republikens sista tid, och beskriver med kylig självklarhet hur den på samma sätt så småningom kommer att leda fram till en epok av caesarism, när den kapitalistiska demokratin ersätts av en auktoritär maktpolitik. Med samma häpnadsväckande örnblick förutser han hur konsten efter nittonhundratalets snabba modeväxlingar kommer att övergå i ett eklektiskt lånande från äldre stilepoker där gränsen mot konsthantverket blir alltmer flytande. Och hur filosofin glider över i ett skeptiskt metaperspektiv där allt tänkande ses som en historisk konstruktion. Den västerländska civilisationens slutliga borttynande förlägger Spengler till någonstans två-trehundra år fram i tiden. Ingen panik alltså. Vi har fortfarande hela kejsartiden kvar att gå igenom, med allt den innebär av despotism och korruption, imperiebyggande och kitschigt överdåd. Klen tröst, kan man tycka, men i så fall får vi väl helt enkelt börja spana efter förebuden till det som en gång ska komma efter oss, framtidens frökapslar: vår tids kristna urkyrka, vår tids Mykene. Järtecknen vi ser, de är när allt kommer omkring både tecken och verklighet. De förändrar atmosfären, visst. Men de som ritar dem däruppe är på väg någonstans. Dan Jönsson, författare och kritiker Litteratur Oswald Spengler: "Västerlandets undergång 1 Gestalt och verklighet" (1996) och "Västerlandets undergång 2 Världshistoriska perspektiv" (2013), översättning Martin Tegen, Bokförlaget Atlantis.

"Since the turn of the millennium, and particularly over the last decade, no fewer than twenty-five democracies have failed around the world, three of them in Europe (Russia, Turkey and Hungary)... Can the West regain its optimism? If the answer is no – and most of the portents are skewing the wrong way – liberal democracy will follow. If the next few years resemble the last, it is questionable whether Western democracy can take the strain. People have lost faith that their systems can deliver. More and more are looking backwards to a golden age that can never be regained. When a culture stops looking to the future, it loses a vital force. The search for Eden always ends in tears." That's from The Retreat of Western Liberalism, a powerful, insightful and chilling book by Financial Times columnist, Edward Luce. Ben is with Eric Peters in Calgary to get to the bottom of the acclaimed bestseller. About the Book In his widely acclaimed book Time to Start Thinking, Financial Times chief US columnist and commentator Edward Luce charted the course of America's relative decline, proving to be a prescient voice on our current social and political turmoil. In The Retreat of Western Liberalism, Luce makes a larger statement about the weakening of western hegemony and the crisis of liberal democracy - of which Donald Trump and his European counterparts are not the cause, but a terrifying symptom. Luce argues that we are on a menacing trajectory brought about by ignorance of what it took to build the West, arrogance towards society's economic losers, and complacency about our system's durability - attitudes that have been emerging since the fall of the Berlin Wall. "We cannot move forward without a clear diagnosis of what has gone wrong. Unless the West can rekindle an economy that produces gains for the majority of its people, its political liberties may be doomed. The West's faith in history teaches us to take democracy for granted. Reality tells us something troublingly different. Combining on-the-ground reporting with intelligent synthesis of the literature and economic analysis, Luce offers a detailed projection of the consequences of the Trump administration, the rise of European populism, and a forward-thinking analysis of what those who believe in enlightenment values must do to defend them from the multiple onslaughts they face in the coming years." Learn more about The Retreat of Western Liberalism.

Last July Diane spoke with Financial Times columnist Edward Luce about his book, "The Retreat of Western Liberalism." A year later, we have invited him back for an update.

Former Australian politician Bob Carr has had a long career in Australian politics, from serving as Premier of New South Wales to serving as Minister for Foreign Affairs. In our podcast, John Purcell chats with Mr Carr about his hope to recruit young people to politics with his new memoir Run For You Life, as well as the importance of admitting to your mistakes, the sausage roll effect, his reading habits and much more. Some books mentioned in this podcast: Run For Your Life by Bob Carr: https://bit.ly/2yq6DWZ The Retreat of Western Liberalism by Edward Luce: https://bit.ly/2taLE5t Host: John Purcell Guest: Bob Carr

Sorry every one for the break in production but back in the To All Nations broadcast center we are all back on track.  This is the second I believe final part of the series on the Reformation.  I loved doing this podcast but it was a lot of work!  I hope you find it edifying and enjoyable.  We owe a lot to the Reformation and all the men and women that died so that we could read and understand the Bible today.  The Reformation still lives on in our daily lives and without the Reformation our world would be radically different.   Catholic or Protestant there is something in this podcast for you and if you are not sure if you are a Catholic or a Prostestant this Podcast could help you decide.  Once again I shall list my sources and I hope you enjoy the show and share it with your friends! For Further Reading:  The Reformation A History by Diarmaid MacCulloch,  Inventing the Individual The Origins of Western Liberalism by Larry Siedentop, The Reformation "How a Monk and a Mallet Changed the World by Stephan J Nichols, All Things Made New "The Reformation and its Legacy" By Diarmond MacCulloch, Martin Luther "The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World by Eric Metaxas, Africa's Development in Historical Perspective Edited by Emmauel Akyempong, Robert H Bates, Nathan Nunn, James A. Robinson, A Warrior Dynasty "The Rise and Fall of Sweden as a Military Superpower 1611-1721,  and A History of Christanity by Paul Johnson. If you read all the aboe you will have a pretty good understanding of the Reformation and how that movement built the modern world. Remember always to go to iTunes subscribe to the podcast and leave a five star review!  Thank you for listening...

Populism's recent surge across the West should not have been a surprise. Storm clouds had been gathering for some time, in the shape of ever more polarized and nostalgic electorates, and widening inequality, argues the Financial Times' Edward Luce. Nor should we take the eventual resumption of more enlightened politics for granted, with liberal democracy under greater strain than at any time in recent history. What kind of world will emerge if the nations of the democratic West cannot defend their own liberal values and institutions? In this age of rapid change and insecurity, how can forward-looking, centrist leaders regain the initiative? Copies of Edward Luce's new book The Retreat of Western Liberalism will be available for sale and signing after the program from the Book Cellar

The Refromation, was an era all Christians should know about.  We live in an age that was defined, created an sustained by the ideas and the men and women of the Reformation.  From Liberal  values to indivdual liberaty, from pubic education to secular sphere of public life the Reformation created the modern era.  Almost nothing we know about the modern era, from the englightment to political revolution would have happened without the Reformation and was not rooted deeply in the Reformation.  Even the very nature of the Christianity was transformed by the Reformation the nature and practice of the Roman Catholic church transformed and the various denominations of the Protestant church were created in the Reformation.  Even the Orthodox churches of the East were affected and touched by the Reformation.  If you do not know for sure why the Reformation was important then you do not understand the age that we live.  As Christians we need to understand the Reformation and take in the ideas that have shook the world for the last five centuries. For Further Reading:  The Reformation A History by Diarmaid MacCulloch,  Inventing the Individual The Origins of Western Liberalism by Larry Siedentop, The Reformation "How a Monk and a Mallet Changed the World by Stephan J Nichols, All Things Made New "The Reformation and its Legacy" By Diarmond MacCulloch, Martin Luther "The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World by Eric Metaxas, Africa's Development in Historical Perspective Edited by Emmauel Akyempong, Robert H Bates, Nathan Nunn, James A. Robinson, A Warrior Dynasty "The Rise and Fall of Sweden as a Military Superpower 1611-1721,  and A History of Christanity by Paul Johnson. If you read all the aboe you will have a pretty good understanding of the Reformation and how that movement built the modern world. Remember always to go to iTunes subscribe to the podcast and leave a five star review!  Thank you for listening...

Everyone knows, or at least recognizes, the image of the Flying Tigers (飞虎队 fēihǔduì). The shark-faced noses of these American airmen’s planes streaked across the skies of China, as they racked up an impressive string of successes in defending China from Japanese forces from 1941 to 1942. They are so recognizable, in fact, that their story has obscured the equally fascinating stories of other American pilots who landed in China — or, in the case of the two stories on this podcast, crash-landed. Melinda Liu, the Beijing bureau chief for Newsweek, joins Kaiser Kuo and David Moser to tell the story of the Doolittle Raiders, whose unprecedented — and successful — mission to bomb Tokyo from an aircraft carrier ended with scattered landings throughout Japan-occupied eastern China. Melinda’s father, it just so happens, met some of these pilots and was able to translate for them as they continued to sneak through occupied territory. Jonathan Kaiman, the Beijing bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times, relates an incredible tale of how a blond, blue-eyed American pilot flying the “Hump” from India to Chongqing allegedly found himself enslaved by the Yi minority in southwest China. Melinda has a 10-minute video documentary of the Doolittle Raiders’ story in China, and John’s piece in the LA Times on the legend of the American slave can be found here. Recommendations: David: A Chinese state-media-run YouTube channel called zuǒyòu shìpín 左右视频, which has amazing and rare videos of people speaking early modern Chinese language, historical stories (from a state media perspective, but with unique source material), and much more. Melinda: Dick Cole’s War: Doolittle Raider, Hump Pilot, Air Commando, by Dennis R. Okerstrom, about the last surviving Doolittle Raider — 102 years old now! And Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor, by James M. Scott, which includes fascinating details from Western missionaries who were paired up with some of the fallen pilots. Jon: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, a historical mystery by David Grann about a Native American tribe in southwest Oklahoma that struck oil beneath its land and was among the richest people in the world — until the murders started. Kaiser: “The risk of nuclear war with North Korea,” by Evan Osnos at the New Yorker. The Retreat of Western Liberalism, by the Financial Times’ Edward Luce. And as a counterpoint to Luce’s view of liberal identity politics, “The first white president,” by Ta-Nehisi Coates at the Atlantic.

On today's 'Global Exchange' Podcast, we look ahead to Justin Trudeau's upcoming trip to Asia for the APEC and ASEAN Summits, as well as for officical state visits in Vietnam and the Philippines. Join Colin in conversation with Eric Miller & Randolph Mank for a discussion on Canada's agenda in Asia, the possibility of renewing TPP-11, as well as the Trump and Xi factors at the upcoming APEC Summit. Bios: Colin Robertson (host) - A former Canadian diplomat, Colin Robertson is Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and a Senior Advisor to Dentons LLP. Eric Miller - a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and the President of Rideau Potomac Strategy Group, a cross-border consultancy that advises clients on government affairs, economics, cybersecurity and geopolitical developments. Randolph Mank - a three-time former Canadian ambassador and businessman, with over thirty years of experience in Asia and around the world. His foreign service career included assignments in Tokyo, Stockholm and Jakarta, followed by Ambassadorial appointments in Indonesia (2003-06), Pakistan (2008-10) and Malaysia (2010-12). He is a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Related Links: - "After the TPP: What's Next for Canada in Asia?" - Hugh Stephens [CGAI Policy Paper} (http://www.cgai.ca/after_the_tpp_whats_next_for_canada_in_asia) - "The Neglected Crisis: Myanmar's Rohingya" Sarah Goldfeder [CGAI Policy Update] (http://www.cgai.ca/the_neglected_crisis_myanmars_rohingya) Book Recommendations: - Eric Miller - "The Retreat of Western Liberalism" - by Edward Luce (https://www.amazon.ca/Retreat-Western-Liberalism-Edward-Luce/dp/0802127398/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1509993265&sr=1-1&keywords=the+retreat+of+western+liberalism) - Randolph Mank - "Stranger Than We Can Imagine: An Alternative History of the 20th Century" - by John Higgs (https://www.amazon.ca/Stranger-Than-Can-Imagine-Alternative/dp/077103847X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1509993176&sr=8-1&keywords=Stranger+Than+We+Can+Imagine) | "Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin Is Changing Money, Business, and the World" - by Don Tapscott & Alex Tapscott (https://www.amazon.ca/Blockchain-Revolution-Technology-Changing-Business/dp/0670069973/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1509993216&sr=1-1&keywords=blockchain+revolution) Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on Linkedin. Head over to our website at cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Jared Maltais. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

Good day, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Literific! Here is the recording of the second Ordinary Meeting of our 169th Session, where the house convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Islam is Compatible with Western Liberalism". Speaking for the Proposition were Ms Aicha Belabbes, Mr Fionnbharr Rodgers and Mr Ali Raja, with Mr Edmund Doherty, Mr Conn O Neill and Mr Conor MacNamara speaking for the Opposition. We would also like to thank Dr Livingstone Thompson for guest-chairing this debate.Enjoy the recording!

Michael Bennet is an accidental senator. He was unexpectedly appointed to fill an open seat after Ken Salazar joined the Obama administration. He had never run for elected office before, or served in a legislative body. Perhaps that’s why he’s always, in my experience, been appropriately shocked by how the US Congress actually works. Since joining the Senate (and winning reelection in 2010 and 2016), Bennet has become one of its more effective members. He was part of the Gang of Eight that authored the immigration reform plan that passed the body, and he’s known for working well with both Republicans and Democrats. And yet, he is despairing over the state of the institution in which he serves. This is a conversation about why Congress is broken, and what broke it. We discuss money, partisanship, the media, the rules, the leadership, and much more. We talk about what Bennet thinks House of Cards gets right (hint: it’s the sociopathy) and whether President Trump’s antics are creating some hope of institutional renewal. There’s a lot of good stuff in this conversation, and I don’t want to spoil it. Suffice to say, if you care about the US Congress in this age — and you should — this is a discussion worth hearing. Books: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo The Retreat of Western Liberalism by Edward Luce  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the rest of the summer Mark Leonard will be breaking from the usual World in 30 Minutes format to talk about how the global order is being challenged. This week, he is joined by Edward Luce, the Washington commentator for the Financial Times and author of "The Retreat of Western Liberalism". Bookshelf: Edward Luce, The Retreat of Western Liberalism New York Times, Financial Times, The Economist Thanks to the kind support of the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

It’s not that things are so terribly bad right now, it’s that circumstances have failed to keep up with expectations. So says Edward Luce, chief U.S. columnist for the Financial Times, whose new book surveys the ensuing crisis of confidence in liberal democracies. Luce’s book is The Retreat of Western Liberalism. In the Spiel, Bridgegate winds down. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at slate.com/gistplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s not that things are so terribly bad right now, it’s that circumstances have failed to keep up with expectations. So says Edward Luce, chief U.S. columnist for the Financial Times, whose new book surveys the ensuing crisis of confidence in liberal democracies. Luce’s book is The Retreat of Western Liberalism. In the Spiel, Bridgegate winds down. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at slate.com/gistplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Financial Times columnist Ed Luce explains what has given rise to populism in the West. Then, a Georgetown professor on the parallels between Charlotte Bronte's life and that of her famous protagonist Jane Eyre.

Edward Luce has a new book out about the rising crisis in Western liberalism, so naturally Tyler’s first question to him dealt with James II and William of Orange. #gloriousrevolution In this bonus audio recorded at a Mercatus event last week, Tyler and Edward discuss the ideas in his book and more, including future paths of liberalism, whether the current populism is an Anglo-American phenomenon or not, Modi's India, whether Kubrick, Hitchcock, and John Lennon are overrated or underrated, and what it’s like to write speeches for Larry Summers. Follow Edward on Twitter Follow Tyler on Twitter More CWT goodness: Facebook Twitter Instagram Email  

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Edward Luce, Sarah Churchwell, Michael Goldfarb and Michael Prodger join Anne McElvoy. As Grant Wood's painting American Gothic is on show at the Royal Academy in London, while US pop art is displayed at the British Museum, Free Thinking explores the changing idea of The American Dream and America First and the way these ideas are represented in political rhetoric, art and fiction. Michael Prodger writes on art for the New Statesman Sarah Churchwell is Professor of American Literature and the Public Understanding of the Humanities at the University of London's School of Advanced Study. Edward Luce is Chief Washington Correspondent and Columnist for the Financial Times Michael Goldfarb writes for The Guardian, The New York Times and The Washington Post and Globalpost.com and is a regular broadcaster. America After The Fall: Painting in the 1930s is on show at the Royal Academy until June 4th. The American Dream Pop To Present is on show at the British Museum until June 17th. Tyler Cowan's book is called The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream Rutger Bregman's book is called Utopia for Realists: And how we can get there Donald Trump has written Great Again: How to Fix Our Crippled America Edward Luce's book The Retreat of Western Liberalism will be published in early May. Producer: Eliane Glaser.

The Trinity Long Room Hub Annual Humanities Horizons Lecture 2017 by Professor Joep Leerssen (Chair of European Studies and Modern European Literature, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands). Abstract: The contemporary political landscape experiences the rise of what is now becoming known as “illiberalism”. A political and ideological novum, illiberalism combines two things: autocratic strongman leadership (Putin, Erdoğan, Orbán, Trump) and ethnopopulism (which voices xenophobia in terms of anti-elitism and anti-elitism in terms of xenophobia). The rise of “illiberalism” in political life has been accompanied by the decline of the liberal arts and of the humanities in academic life. As deconstruction and critical theory have been transmogrified into post-truth and fact-free politics, the humanities see themselves confronted with their most urgent challenge since Matthew Arnold's Culture and Anarchy (1869). At the same time, they face an unprecedented lack of authority in the academic and public spheres. How can we rise to this challenge? Bio: Joep Leerssen, a comparatist and cutural historian, is Professor of European Studies at the University of Amsterdam. His research moves in two fields. One is imagology, the critical study of ideas of national character, national stereoypes and national self-images (Imagology, ed. w. Manfred Beller, 2007; Spiegelpaleis Europa, 2011). The other is the transnational history of cultural nationalism. This topic he first pursued with relation to Ireland (Mere Irish and Fíor-Ghael, 1986; Remembrance and imagination, 1996), and then in a wider European frame (National thought in Europe, 2006; De bronnen van het vaderland, 2011). He is the editor of the Encyclopedia of Romantic Nationalism in Europe (http://romanticnationalism.net, forthcoming in book form 2017)

On this episode, we welcome special guest Jay Dyer from Jay's Analysis to discuss the 2016 crime-drama Imperium. After gaining intelligence on radical Neo-Nazi groups, FBI Agent 'Nate' is tasked with infiltrating the heart of the White Supremacist movement to investigate a suspected terror plot. Once embedded into the highest levels of the network though, he eventually learns that there are no credible threats of terror, and is thus encouraged by his superiors to both inspire and facilitate one himself.  We look the the parallels between the fictional story being told in the film, and the real-world entrapment scenarios being orchestrated by the FBI; where high profile 'terror plots' are engineered by undercover agents and then foiled by the Bureau - such as the infamous 'Newburgh Sting' case and others. We touch on the history of key players within Far-Right movements and the incitement of political agitation by establishment networks, drawing connections between high profile extremism and the deep-state.  We also look at the backstory behind the film, where Director Daniel Ragussis asserted his desire to prompt a civilised deconstruction of extremist racial narratives; consulting former FBI Agent Mike German on both White Supremacist ideology and Federal subversion tactics. We discuss the interpretations of Neo-Nazi doctrine and Extreme-Right social demographics being presented in the film, and question as to what sentiments are being communicated in regard to sociopolitical dialectics.  Is Imperium advancing a more complex narrative about paranoia and political ethics, or does it seek to justify the western liberal policy of eliminating all opposition?   Topics discussed include: Imperium, Jay Dyer, Daniel Ragussis, Daniel Radcliffe, FBI, Neo-Nazis, White Supremacists, Terrorism, Surveillance, Intelligence, Credible Threats, Infiltration, Provocateurs, Ferguson Riots, Dallas Shooting, Orlando, False Flag, Dylan Roof, Charleston Shooting, Skinheads, Oklahoma City Bombing, Timothy McVeigh, Elohim City, Extremists, Far-Right Politics, Hal Turner, The Turner Diaries, Race War, Anti-Zionism, Lew Rockwell, Dallas Wolf, Fascism, CIA, Ukraine, Pussy Riot, Femen, Christian Identity, KKK, Geopolitics, The Newburgh Sting, Mike German, Brennan Law Centre, Police State Pageantry, John Birch Society, Predictive Programming, Victimhood, Western Liberalism, Democracy, Nation of Islam, Cognitive Bias, Charles Manson, PSYOPS, EU, Immigration, Multiculturalism, Rush Limbaugh, George Soros, Democracy Now, Michael Moore, BLM, Bill Maher, Conspiracy Theorists, White Genocide, Alt-Right, Henrik Palmgren, Red Ice, Hilary Clinton, Alex Jones, Donald Trump, Ethno-Nationalism, David Duke, Kevin McDonald, Cultural Marxism, Militias, Communism, Aleksander Dugin, Contradictions of Liberalism, Globalism, United Nations, Diversity, Demographics, Revolution, Audiences, NSA, Cyber-Ops, Narrative Networks, Jay's Analysis, Esoteric Hollywood.