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The American Interest

Host Richard Aldous, contributing editor of The American Interest and professor of history at Bard College, welcomes you to TAI's books podcast.

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The Right Not To Be Lonely

The Right Not To Be Lonely

Relevant Reading:Being Sure of Each Other: An Essay on Social Rights and Freedoms Kimberley Brownlee, Oxford University ... Read more

25 Sep 2020

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The Life and Art of Ornette Coleman

The Life and Art of Ornette Coleman

Relevant Reading:Ornette Coleman: The Territory and the Adventure Maria Golia, Reaktion Books, 2020, $22.50 In Ornette C... Read more

9 Aug 2020

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The New Authoritarian Temptation

The New Authoritarian Temptation

Relevant Reading:Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism Anne Applebaum, Doubleday, 2020, $25.00Pl... Read more

24 Jul 2020

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Strange Rites and New Religions with Tara Isabella Burton

Strange Rites and New Religions with Tara Isabella Burton

Relevant Reading:Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World Tara Isabella Burton, PublicAffairs, 2020, $28.00The R... Read more

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Relevant Reading:How to Think About China Sulmaan Wasif Khan in The American InterestHaunted by Chaos: China’s Grand Str... Read more

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Furtwängler, Shostakovich, and Music in a Time of Crisis

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The Wall, the Square, and the Post-Cold War Order

The Wall, the Square, and the Post-Cold War Order

Relevant Reading:Post Wall, Post Square: How Bush, Gorbachev, Kohl, and Deng Shaped the World after 1989 Kristina Spohr ... Read more

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How History Shaped Brexit

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