What Went Wrong with Liberalism and How We Can Save it, with Samuel Moyn
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Welcome to Intelligence Squared. Where great minds meet. I'm producer Layla Ishmael. Our guest today is Samuel Moyne, who is Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and History at Yale University, and the author of many books on the history of ideas and politics in the 20th century. His latest book is Liberalism Against Itself, Cold War Intellectuals and the Making of Our Times. And joining him in conversation to talk about it is researcher and writer Adam McCaulay.
Let's join Adam now with more. Welcome to Intelligence Squared. I'm your host, Adam McCauley. Today, I'm honored to be speaking with Samuel Moyne. Today we have the unique opportunity to bring his latest or most recent book, Liberalism Against Itself. Into conversation alongside the latest inflection point in American politics.
The return of President Donald Trump. At the heart of Moyne's recent work is a deft and devastating act of critical reflection. A kind of philosophical due diligence about the very character. Of Liberalism.
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