The following conversation is with Samuel Goldman. Goldman is an associate professor of political science at George Washington University, where he is also executive director of the John L. Loeb, Jr. Institute for Religious Freedom and director of the Politics & Values Program. His most recent book, After Nationalism: Being American in an Age of Division was published by University of Pennsylvania Press in spring 2021. Goldman received his Ph.D. from Harvard, and taught at Harvard and Princeton before coming to GW. In addition to academic work, his writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications.
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Time stamps
:30 Intro
1:30 America's national identity
4:30 An age of division
7:30 Values at odds
11:40 An unifying cause
18:15 Politicians and society's temperament
20:30 Principles vs self-interest
29:30 Failures of globalization and the rise of nationalism
37:20 Nationalism compared to patriotism
Music: Coma-Media (intro)
WinkingFoxMusic (outro)
Recorded: 12/21/22
