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Ford School of Public Policy
Ambassador Camara opens his commencement address by reframing the graduation ceremony not as an ending but as a significant beginning filled with uncertainty rather than clear answers. He contrasts this modern celebration of achievement with his own upbringing in France, where diplomas were received …
Tom Bilyeu
In a discussion regarding the war in Gaza and subsequent college protests, Sam Harris highlights a significant asymmetry between public sentiment and elite behavior. While polls indicate that 75% of Americans support Israel's military actions against Hamas, including entering Rafah to eliminate terr …
Lex Fridman
In this profound conversation, Lex Fridman and Dan Carlin explore the fundamental nature of evil, force, and violence within human history. They define evil not merely as an abstract concept but often as a situational outcome where individuals inflict suffering on smaller groups to maximize well-bei …
Lex Fridman
In this episode of *The Lex Fridman Podcast*, Professor Glenn Loury engages in a profound discussion regarding race, racism, identity politics, and cancel culture within the American context. Loury begins by expressing his strong opposition to affirmative action, viewing it not merely as a policy di …
Lex Fridman
In this episode of *The Lex Fridman Podcast*, Douglas Murray, author of *The War on the West* and other works like *Gender, Race, and Identity*, engages in a deep exploration of Western civilization's defining characteristics and its current challenges. Murray defines the "West" not merely by geogra …
Lex Fridman
The podcast features a conversation with historian Abbas Amanat regarding the ongoing protests in Iran, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini following her arrest and beating by morality police officers. The movement has evolved into a six-week struggle for freedom, life, and women's right …
Daily Stoic
The video explores the profound example of Helvidius Priscus, a Roman senator in the first century AD who embodied true Stoic courage by refusing to silence his criticism against Emperor Vespasian. Contrary to the modern misconception that Stoicism teaches emotional detachment or passive acceptance …