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Sacred TensionAmerica's Forgotten War on Gay People | Jonathan RauchI am joined by journalist, author, and gay marriage activist Jonathan Rauch to discuss his recent article in The Atlantic, which is an investigation into America’s long assault on the humanity of gay people. For the majority of the 20th century, the United States waged a war of psychic terror against its gay population. This history is largely forgotten, even by LGBT people. Read Jonathan Rauch’s article.Do you agree with us? Disagree? I love hearing back from my audience. Share your thoughts on this conversation in the comments section. If your comment is e...2024-03-2245 min
Sacred TensionBurning My Leftist Card | Jonathan RauchBecome a paying subscriber: https://sacredtension.substack.com/In this episode of Sacred Tension, author and journalist Jonathan Rauch takes the helm to interview me about my political transformation from progressive leftist to liberal centrist. We talk about cancel culture as a form of thought control, why I have turned against identitarianism, how the left’s response to the Hamas invasion of Israel galvanized me, and much more.Jonathan Rauch is a senior fellow in the Governance Studies program and the author of eight books and many articles on public policy, culture, and government. He is a co...2023-12-131h 17
Sacred TensionUncanceling Ourselves | Jonathan RauchIn this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by gay activist, author, and Brookings Institute scholar Jonathan Rauch to discuss his recent article Uncanceling Ourselves. We discuss how a minority of activists have an outsized chilling effect on necessary discourse, and steps we can take to free ourselves from a fearful mindset.Read his article here: https://sapirjournal.org/cancellation/2022/10/uncanceling-ourselves/ Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zx2022-12-041h 07
Sacred TensionThe Constitution of Knowledge | Jonathan RauchIn this episode of Sacred Tension, I speak with author, journalist, and gay activist Jonathan Rauch about his brilliant new book The Constitution of Knowledge. We discuss free speech, minority identity, cancel culture, the existential threat from the far right, and much more.Buy Jonathan Rauch's book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CNN94G8/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy...2022-07-201h 10