Dan Carlin: What happens when a nation’s truth splinters into 1,000 versions | Kmele Foster

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Dan Carlin has spent decades explaining history's collapses. Now he's watching one happen in real time. In conversation with Kmele Foster, Carlin unpacks the state of societal collapse, the erosion of our nation's shared truth, and the sharp comparison between the 80’s’ Xeroxed flyers on windshields and the present day flooding of information.

He explains why the Constitution was designed to prevent tyranny, not efficiency, how that tradeoff is finally being tested, and why Congress's refusal to declare war for decades has altered the rules of executive power.

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About Kmele Foster:

Kmele Foster is a media entrepreneur, commentator, and regular contributor to various national publications. He is the co-founder and co-host of The Fifth Column, a popular media criticism podcast, and a partner at Freethink, a digital media company focused on the people and ideas changing our world.

Kmele also serves on the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE).

About Dan Carlin:

Veteran journalist Dan Carlin's Generation X, non-partisan, “neo-prudentist” outlook provides a fresh look at the headlines in the newspapers and the stories in the history books.

His two podcasts, “Hardcore History” and “Common Sense” are two of the leading independent podcasts in their respective genres. Both productions feature Carlin’s unique, contradictory broadcast style.