Imperial Entanglements EP 2: Peter Jacobsen on Junger and Eumeswil

from Imperial Entanglements · host Zachary Yost

In this episode, Peter Jacobsen and I discuss Ernst Junger's prescient 1977 novel Eumeswil and its insight's into today's crisis of meaning and the ongoing collapse of liberalism. Ultimately, the book helps us contemplate "what is next" in the long march of history. Get full access to The Yost Post at yostpost.substack.com/subscribe

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