Hi, this is Newt.

Do do the virus I'm recording from home.

So you may notice a difference in audio quality.

And this episode of Newt's World, we are in the midst of an astonishing new culture

war playing out in our streets, workplaces, universities, schools, and homes in the name

of social justice and identity politics.

Narrow sets of interests now dominate the agenda as society becomes more and more tribal.

Identity issues are fueled by the propaganda media and social media presenting a kind of

mental malware designed to corrupt our thinking.

We need to bring common sense into the discussion around this generation's most complicated

and cultural issues.

I am pleased to welcome my guest Douglas Murray, author and journalist based in Britain,

his latest publication, The Madness of Krause, is a best-sour and book of the year for

the times of London and the Sunday times.

Murray is an associate editor here for the Specter magazine and he is a regular contributor

to the National Review.

What got you into thinking about this and writing this?

I ran across originally because I pulled up the old Scottish book from the middle of

the 19th century.

Oh yes, terrific book.

Yeah, and that led me to you.

Ah, very interesting.

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