#161 — Rise & Fall

Sam Harris speaks with Jared Diamond about the rise and fall of
civilizations. They discuss political polarization, disparities
in civilizational progress, the prospect that there may be
biological differences between populations, the precariousness of
democracy in the US, the lack of a strong political center,
immigration policy, and other topics.


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