Overdoing Democracy (Daniel Kaufman & Robert B. Talisse)

March 31, 2020 01:32:26
Overdoing Democracy (Daniel Kaufman & Robert B. Talisse)
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Overdoing Democracy (Daniel Kaufman & Robert B. Talisse)

Mar 31 2020 | 01:32:26

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Show Notes

Robert's new book, Overdoing Democracy ... The revealing differences between Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts ... The diminishing importance of place in American culture ... How homogeneity distorts groups ... Partisan identity has become the core of our social selves ... Is this the inevitable product of late capitalism? ... What happens after Trumpism runs its course? ... Robert finds optimism in a Nashville bluegrass club ...

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