Lionel Shriver on the Immigration Taboo
February 9, 2026
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February 9, 2026
Lionel Shriver on the Immigration Taboo
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Lionel Shriver on the Immigration Taboo
Summary
Acclaimed novelist and cultural critic Lionel Shriver joins the show to discuss her provocative new book A Better Life. We talk about why immigration has become one of the most morally charged topics in public life; how good intentions collide with human nature; and why cultural change is treated as a legitimate concern for some groups but as taboo for others. We also explore the differing immigration challenges between America and Europe, the hypocrisy of open-border politics, and why fiction may be better suited than policy debates to expose the hard truths about border enforcement, assimilation, and today’s political orthodoxy.
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