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Oct 14
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E220 - American Sociocide w/ Charles Der...

Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison
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Subscribe now to skip the ads and get more episodes. Danny and Derek speak with sociologist Charles Derber about how American society is tearing itself apart, as explored in his book Bonfire: American Sociocide, Broken Relations, and the Quest for Democracy. They discuss the decline of civic trust, the rise of atomized “me” culture, the tech-driven Gilded A ... Show More
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Bonus - Davos 2026: Trump, Greenland, and the End of the Rules-Based Order w/ Ishaan Tharoor (Preview)
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