#376 — How Democracies Fail

#376 — How Democracies Fail

Sam Harris and Anne Applebaum discuss the nature of modern autocracies and how democracies fail. They discuss the power of ideas, why autocracies seek to undermine democracies, cooperation among dictators, how Western financial experts and investors have enabled autocracies, how Putin came to power, the failure of engagement and investment to create political change, what’s at stake in the war in Ukraine, Trump’s charisma, the current symptoms of American democratic decline, the ideologues around Trump, the hollowing out of institutions, how things might unravel in America, anti-liberal tendencies in American politics, the role of social media, the different pathologies on the Left and Right, analogies to Vichy France, the weakness of the Democrats, the political effects of the assassination attempt on former President Trump, and other topics.

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#6 — The Chapel Hill Murders and 'Militant' Atheism

#6 — The Chapel Hill Murders and 'Militant' Atheism

Sam Harris responds to the charge that "militant" atheism is responsible for the murder of three Muslim students in North Carolina. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.

18 Feb 201512min

#5 — After Charlie Hebdo and Other Thoughts

#5 — After Charlie Hebdo and Other Thoughts

Sam Harris answers reader questions in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.

22 Jan 201516min

#4 — The Path and the Goal

#4 — The Path and the Goal

Sam Harris speaks with Joseph Goldstein about the practice of meditation. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.

28 Okt 201450min

#3 — WAKING UP — Chapter One

#3 — WAKING UP — Chapter One

This is the complete first chapter of Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris. To purchase the audiobook: http://amzn.to/1v1NEIK To purchase the print edition: http://amzn.to/1mqiAKL If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.

21 Aug 201440min

#2 — Why Don't I Criticize Israel?

#2 — Why Don't I Criticize Israel?

In the wake of the recent war in Gaza, many readers have asked "Why don't you criticize Israel?" Here is my response. You can read an annotated transcript of this podcast at: https://www.samharris.org/podcasts/making-sense-episodes/why-dont-i-criticize-israel If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.

27 Juli 201416min

#1 — Drugs And The Meaning Of Life

#1 — Drugs And The Meaning Of Life

The full text of this essay can be read here: http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/drugs-and-the-meaning-of-life If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.

5 Juni 201420min

How to talk to a Christian

How to talk to a Christian

This is an edited excerpt from remarks that Sam Harris made in a debate with a Christian apologist at Notre Dame University in 2011. The full debate can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqaHXKLRKzg

12 Nov 20137min

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