Episode · Dwarkesh Podcast · 2022-02-24
Books mentioned on Richard Hanania - Foreign Policy, Fertility, and Wokeness
Richard Hanania is the President of the Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology and the author of Public Choice Theory and the Illusion of Grand Strategy: How Generals, Weapons Manufacturers, and Foreign Governments Shape American Foreign Policy. Watch on YouTube.
Richard Hanania discussed The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker. Dwarkesh Patel discussed Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Better Angels of Our Nature
The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker is a comprehensive historical study arguing that violence has steadily declined throughout human history.
Discussed“so i haven't um i read pinker you know when it came out better angels of our nature about a decade ago i don't remember him having that argument about nato”
Where to get it
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Enlightenment Now
Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker is a data-driven defense of reason, science, humanism, and progress that argues humanity is living in an era of unprecedented health, prosperity, and safety.
Discussed“i thought it was an enlightenment now but yeah okay so yeah also yeah i also read enlightenment now i i don't remember you know could be it could be better or not”
Where to get it
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“today i'm speaking with richard henania who is the president of the center for the study of partisanship and ideology and the author of the new book public choice theory and the illusion of grand strategy so richard first can you just summarize book briefly before we get into the questions”