Episode Details

Everyone wants love and community in a fractured world. What happens when they are lost?

Host Curtis Chang and Pete Wehner, a columnist for The Atlantic and former White House staffer, explore the deep sense of political, cultural, and spiritual exile felt by many Americans. Reflecting on Pete's journey from shaping policy during 9/11 to breaking from the Republican Party over Donald Trump, they discuss the challenges of shifting identities while staying true to one's convictions. Drawing from the Psalms, cognitive psychology, and Christian history, they offer a vision for engaging culture and finding new purpose amid political disillusionment and feelings of living in exile, even in the place you call home.

This episode revisits a past conversation to examine cognitive dissonance and the pursuit of truth in times of uncertainty.

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Resources From This Episode:

• Psalm 126 (New Living Translation)
• Winston Churchill's Painting as a Pastime
• A Short History Of The Dardanelles Campaign
• The GOP and the Birther Trap (article) by Pete Wehner
• Jonathan Haidt's The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
• Jonathan Rauch's The Constitution of Knowledge: A