Ep. 102 — The Tragic Essence of Geopolitics
February 9, 2023
In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with Robert D. Kaplan about The Tragic Mind: Fear, Fate, and the Burden of Power, a moving meditation on recent… READ MORE
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The Origin of Liberal Politics and the Future of Donald Trump
January 19, 2023
Michael Walzer— Throughout political history, transitions from one ruler or group of rulers to another or from one regime to another, have almost always been a brutal, if not murderous,… READ MORE
The Working Class Has the New Bourgeoisie Running Scared
April 23, 2019
Christophe Guilluy— The working class, wearing yellow vests, has just won a decisive battle: it has at last managed to make itself visible. The gilets jaunes are not a traditional… READ MORE
Standing Rock
November 15, 2018
Thomas Grillot— The mobilization against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) in the winter of 2016-2017 has made headlines throughout the world. In the first days of September 2016, the challenge… READ MORE
Grave New World: A Q&A with Stephen D. King
May 30, 2017
To mark the publication of Stephen D. King’s Grave New World: The End of Globalization, The Return of History, we chatted with Stephen about the implications of globalization, and what the… READ MORE
The Broken Conversation on Guns
July 8, 2015
Firmin DeBrabander— With the horrific mass shooting at a historic African American church in Charleston last month, gun control was again atop the news cycle—briefly. We soon learned the attack… READ MORE
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