Sam Harris speaks with Douglas Murray about his new book, "The War on the West." They discuss the problem of hyper partisanship on the Left and Right, the primacy of culture, Hunter Biden'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. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at <a href="http://samharris.org/subscribe">samharris.org/subscribe</a>. Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That's why Sam Harris created the <a href="http://wakingup.com/">Waking Up</a> app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life's most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.

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#281 — Western Culture and Its Discontents

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Sam Harris Episodes Around May 2, 2022

#269 — Deep Time

#270 — What Have We Learned from the Pandemic?

#271 — Earning to Give

#272 — On Disappointing My Audience

Vaccine Mandates, transgender athletes, billionaires… (AMA #19)

#273 — Joe Rogan and the Ethics of Apology

#274 — The Future of American Democracy

Special Episode: Recipes for Future Plagues

Absolutely Mental Season 3

#275 — The Russian War in Ukraine

#276 — Defending the Global Order

#277 — How Does the War in Ukraine End?

#278 — The Man Who Will Be King

#279 — The Rules of the Stage

#280 — The Future of Artificial Intelligence

#281 — Western Culture and Its Discontents

#282 — Do You Really Have a Self?

#283 — Gun Violence in America

#284 — The Funny Business

#285 — American Division

#286 — The Paradox of Psychedelics

#287 — Why Wealth Matters

#288 — The End of Global Order

#289 — Time Management for Mortals

#290 — What Went Wrong?

#291 — Where is Happiness?

#292 — How Much Does the Future Matter?

#293 — What I Really Think About Trump and Media Bias

#294 — Status Games

#295 — Philosophy and the Good Life

#296 — Repairing Our Country

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