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I'm Amanda Knox, and you're listening to Hard Knocks.

Today on Hard Knocks, we have my friend Yasha Munk, a writer and academic known for his work on the crisis of democracy and the defense of philosophically liberal values.

He is the author of The Identity Trap, a story of ideas and power in our time, which is about the origins of

identity politics and the threats it presents to liberalism.

Yasha and I talk a lot in this episode about political violence, about feelings of personal

cynicism in the realm of politics, and how to overcome that and reestablish

faith in, you know, democratic and liberal ideals, in communities, and in friendship.

So please enjoy.

Welcome to Hard Knocks, Yasha.

It's so great to see you.

When did we last see each other?

When were you here?

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