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Aug 2021
51m 52s

57: Our Own Worst Enemy with Tom Nichols

THE LINCOLN PROJECT
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Host Reed Galen is joined by Author and Contributing Writer at The Atlantic Tom Nichols to discuss the lead-up and aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the mass disbelief in the medical community, and the state of our nation’s democracy through the lens of Tom’s new book, Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault from within on Modern Democracy. ... Show More
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