Ukraine and American Decline (Glenn Loury & Daniel Bessner)

Daniel: Putin’s actions in Ukraine demonstrate the decline of American global hegemony ... Did the Soviet Union have the same expansionist ambitions as the US? ... How the war in Ukraine could increase nuclear proliferation ... Daniel: It’s absurd that people got so upset about Whoopi Goldberg’s Holocaust comment ... Does the US have “mass politics” anymore? If not, is that a bad thing? ... When does it pay to privatize? ... What’s so bad about utopianism? ... Is true meritocracy possible within a highly unequal society? ... The uses (and possible abuses) of game theory ...

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Glenn Loury invites guests from the worlds of academia, journalism and public affairs to share insights on economic, political and social issues.