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Welcome to intelligence squared. We're talking politics today. Here's our host Georgina Godwin with more

Today liberalism faces threats from across the political spectrum

While right-wing populists and leftist purists right-gently violate liberal norms

Theorists of liberalism seem to have little to say my guest today Joshua L. Chernes Spucks that trend

He's associate professor of government at Georgetown University and in his new book liberalism in dark times

He issues arousing defense of the liberal tradition. He joins us now to tell us more about it

Welcome to intelligence squared. Thank you for having me Georgina

I wonder if we could start with a really basic question, and that is what is liberalism?

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