EPISODE · Nov 8, 2023 · 16 MIN
Ep 108: Breaking Down The Munk Debate: Is Liberalism Failing Us?
from Lean Out with Tara Henley · host Tara Henley
“Be it resolved, liberalism gets the big questions right.” That was the motion posed at Friday’s Munk Debate in Toronto, to a group of public intellectuals from across the globe.The starting point for the debate was that liberalism is in crisis. That tensions have reached a boiling point. That its critics believe “liberalism has become an impediment to the goal of progress” — and that “humanity urgently needs a new animating ideology.” My guest on today’s program was at that debate, and he’s here to give us some analysis.Harrison Lowman is a current affairs journalist in Toronto, and the producer of this podcast.You can find Tara Henley on Twitter at @TaraRHenley, and on Substack at tarahenley.substack.com
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“Be it resolved, liberalism gets the big questions right.” That was the motion posed at Friday’s Munk Debate in Toronto, to a group of public intellectuals from across the globe. The starting point for the debate was that liberalism is in crisis. That tensions have reached a boiling point. That its critics believe “liberalism has become an impediment to the goal of progress” — and that “humanity urgently needs a new animating ideology.” My guest on today’s program was at that debate, and he’s...
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