In another sprawling episode, Shadi and Damir talk about Germany's decision to surveil one of its leading political parties and what this says about modern liberalism. They also discuss Shadi's Islam-as-Keto metaphor, the EU's legitimacy problem, and how theodicy relates to democracy.
Required Reading:
- “Germany Places Far-Right AfD Party Under Surveillance for Extremism,” by Katrin Bennhold (New York Times)
- “German Court Suspends Right to Surveil Far-Right AfD Party,” by Melissa Eddy (New York Times)
- “Goodbye to Europe,” by Luuk van Middelaar (London Review of Books)
- “Keto is basically ‘the Islam of diets,’ which probably explains why it’s so effective,” by Shadi Hamid (Twitter)
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