There Is No Such Thing as Society
Today it is not revolutionary communists but so-called conservatives who wish to trample on human individuality in service of dreams of a remade society.
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Samantha and Professor Phillips O'Brien have a wide-ranging talk, including Trump's abandonment of Ukraine, the failures of "realism" as a theory of international politics, and the shape of the future in a Europe without American leadership.
The Trouble With Realism
Podcast Episode · Neon Liberalism · 03/06/2025 · 54m
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