American Decadence (2022) | Nick Bryant, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Geraldine Doogue & Adam Tooze

While we’ve all watched the rise of the US in our lifetimes, its
recent decline has been a hot topic of conversation – with
ballooning inequality, military overreach, gun violence and
police shootings, the great recession, and a dramatic slide into
decadence and division provided by recent politics and structures
of power. While the idea of a slightly less-powerful America
might be attractive to many countries tired of US dominance, can
we reach the conclusion that America has reached a of tipping
point into irreversible decline? 


One of the BBC's finest foreign correspondents, Nick Bryant has
covered some of the most momentous events of our times, the
attacks of September 11, the war in Afghanistan, the Asian
tsunami, the election of Barack Obama and the presidency of
Donald Trump.


Historian and author Ruth Ben-Ghiat is an expert commentator on
fascism, authoritarian leaders, and propaganda — and the threats
these present to democracies today. Author of the #1 Amazon
bestseller Strongmen and over 100 op-eds and essays in
CNN, The New Yorker, and The Washington Post, she
brings historical perspective to her analyses of current
events. 


Geraldine Doogue is an Australian journalist and radio and
television presenter, best known for her work with ABC RN
Saturday Extra which specialises in foreign policy, regional
issues and agenda-changing commentators.


Prize-winning historian, writer and economic commentator, Adam
Tooze combines deep historical expertise with up to date economic
analysis to answer questions about current and future political
power and economical shifts that could be used to navigate in our
dynamic contemporary world.