Tom Nichols Extended Interview Segments

Are we Americans inflicting serious self-injury by ignoring civic duties and abandoning civil discourse, while harshly promoting one-party solutions deemed preferable to the hard work of democracy? Noted author, scholar, and Season 2 guest Tom Nichols ("The Death of Expertise" and, recently, "Our Own Worst Enemy," both from Oxford Press) argues from personal experience and substantial research that this is very much the case. Comparing the civic values from his childhood in blue collar Chicopee, MA, to the caustic variations at work today, Nichols describes how narcissism has taken root in U.S. politics and society, driving out the social norms needed for healthy coexistence. Tune into these extended interview segments with Dr. Tom Nichols, a refreshingly candid yet non-ideological voice against extremism and illiberalism of all kinds.