23 August 2019
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Complicating the “race vs. economics” debate
Robert Wright and Francis Fukuyama, author of Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment, discuss the challenge of teasing out the sources of Trump's appeal.
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In this video:
- Revisiting Frank’s famous essay “The End of History?” 30 years later
- The connection among dignity, identity, and population density
- Frank: All forms of identity are socially constructed
- Complicating the “race vs. economics” debate about Trump’s appeal
- Criticizing the way the Democratic contenders have framed identity
- Does the backlash against identity politics fuel Trumpism?
- Illiberal democracy and America
- Opportunities and obstacles for global governance
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