About this episode
Jonah ruminates on why we can't have nice things, darling. A journey that takes us from Julien Benda’s Treason of the Intellectuals to John Courtney Murray's The Return to Tribalism . From the cigar shop to the primitive Greek usage of the word "idiot." Show Notes: - Jonah's piece Cigars: A Love Story or Two - Jonah's piece Democracy in the Tobacconist’s - Sen. Ben Sasse's civics lesson - This week's G-File - Wednesday's "news"letter - How to educate an American webinar - John Courtney Murray's The Return to Tribalism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices