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Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman. My guest today is Yasha Monk. Yasha is a German-born political scientist, author, and lecturer known for his

research on the rise of populism and the challenges to liberal democracy. He has authored several

influential books, including Stranger in My Own Country, The People v. Democracy, and his new book,

The Identity Trap, a story of ideas and power in our time.

A few episodes ago, I had Christopher Rufo on the podcast to discuss his analysis of why

wokeness came to dominate so many institutions.

Yasha's asking the same question in this book, but he's coming to a different answer.

Yasha focuses less on people like Herbert Marcusa and more on

intellectuals like Michel Foucault, Edward Saeed, Derek Bell, and Kimberly Crenshaw. We also talk about

why there are so many former Marxists in the writing world, but so few people who convert into Marxism

later in life. We talk about how Foucault's critique of language differs from George Orwell's

critique of language, and much more. I really recommend getting a physical copy of his book because

of its complexity and just sitting down with it. It's really one of those books that's important

to actually read rather than listen to a conversation. In any event, without further ado,

Yasha Monk.

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