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On Battlefield V
Episode 27
A complete analysis of the controversy surrounding the computer game Battlefield V. (The written version of this review was first posted January 16, 2019.)
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
The Language of the Third Reich (Victor Klemperer)
Episode 26
This book, Victor Klemperer's book "The Language of the Third Reich," appears to have been taken as instruction manual by a particular group today. (The written version of this review was first publi…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
Ibn Khaldun: An Intellectual Biography (Robert Irwin)
Episode 25
A pause from the concerns of today, to discuss a famous polymath of yesterday. (The written version of this review can be found here.)
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
Invisible Planets (Hannu Rajaniemi)
Episode 24
Thoughts on, and comparisons to, a bleak vision of the human future, that is not meant to be bleak. (The written version of this review can be found here.)
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
The Thirty-Year Genocide: Turkey’s Destruction of Its Christian Minorities, 1894–1924 (Benny Morris and Dror Ze’evi)
Episode 23
Discussion of an exhaustive analysis how the Turks exterminated the country's entire Christian population, an unpleasant topic that nonetheless deserves attention. (The written version of this revie…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
Orbánland: How I Came To Understand Viktor Orbán’s Hungary And The Future Of Europe (Lasse Skytt)
Episode 21
A discussion of a Danish journalist's even-handed look at Hungary today, where we focus less on the usual range of views about Viktor Orbán, and more on the questions of Gypsies and Russia. (The wri…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
48 Hours (William Fortschen)
Episode 22
Here we talk about how our government would really act in an existential crisis. Hint: not well. (The written version of this review was first posted January 10, 2019.)
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics (Michael Malice)
Episode 20
Discussion of an anarchist's view of a section of the fringe Right—not the fringe worth talking about, unfortunately. (The written version of this review can be found here.)
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America (Chris Arnade)
Episode 19
Today we talk about an important book, cutting across political lines in America, though one that falls a bit short in making necessary distinctions. (The written version of this review can be found…
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
Conformity: The Power of Social Influences (Cass R. Sunstein)
Episode 17
Everyone talks about conformity; Cass Sunstein tries to break it down and offers useful tools for examining the mechanisms of conformity, when it is good, and when it is bad. He even succeeds, in pa…
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago