Michael Brendan Dougherty on My Father Left Me Ireland

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🗓️ 15 July 2019

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Author and journalist Michael Brendan Dougherty talks about his book My Father Left Me Ireland with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Dougherty talks about the role of cultural and national roots in our lives and the challenges of cultural freedom in America. What makes us feel part of something? Do you feel American or just someone who happens to live within its borders? When are people willing to die for their country or a cause? These are some of the questions Dougherty grapples with in his book and in this conversation.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Econ Talk, part of the Library of Economics and Liberty.
0:08.0	I'm your host, Russ Roberts, of Stanford University's Hoover Institution.
0:12.6	Our website is econtalk.org, where you can subscribe, comment on this podcast, and find
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0:29.6	We'd love to hear from you.
0:33.8	Today is May 22nd, 2019, and my guest is journalist and author, Michael Brendan Dordey.
0:40.5	He writes for a national review.
0:41.8	His new book is My Father Left Me Ireland, an American son's search for home, which
0:50.1	is our topic for today.
0:51.2	Michael, welcome to Econ Talk.
0:53.3	Thank you so much for having me.
0:54.4	It's a pleasure.
0:55.7	Your book is an extended meditation on being a son, being a father, your Irish heritage,
1:02.4	what it means to come from somewhere, how we think about nationalism, national identity,
1:07.4	American culture, and a little bit more, but I think that's enough.
1:10.6	And despite all that, it's a very short book, and I found it deeply moving.
1:15.2	It's written in the form of a series of letters to your father.
1:19.1	Give us a sketch of your childhood and your relationship with your father.
1:22.9	Sure.
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