#281 - Western Culture and Its Discontents

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Douglas Murray about his new book, <a href="https://amzn.to/3yavonm" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The War on the West</em></a>. They discuss the problem of hyper partisanship on the Left and Right, the primacy of culture, Hunter Biden&rsquo;s laptop, the de-platforming of Trump and Alex Jones, the new religion of anti-racism, the problem of inequality, the 1619 Project, history of slavery, moral panics, the strange case of Michel Foucault, and other topics.</span></p> <p><strong>Douglas Murray</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is the associate editor of </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Spectator</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and writes frequently for a variety of other publications, including the </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wall Street Journal, </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">the</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">New York Post,</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Sun</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. He has also given talks at both the British and European Parliaments and at the White House. He is the author of several books including </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1472942248?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwsamharris03-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=1472942248" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and most recently, </span><a href="https://amzn.to/3yavonm" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The War on the West</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Website: </span><a href="https://douglasmurray.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">douglasmurray.net</span></a></p> <p