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This is Deep State Radio, coming to you direct from our Super Secret Studio

in the third sub-basement of the Ministry of Snark in Washington, D.C.

and from other undisclosed locations across America and around the world.

Hello and welcome to another special edition of the podcast.

As you know, every so often we talk to an author of a book we think is especially important.

In this case, the author is a regular guest, not only on our show,

but on many of the shows you watch an MSNBC and elsewhere.

That's Tom Nichols, a professor at the Naval War College,

who is the author of a new book called Our Own Worst Enemy.

Hi, Tom. How are you doing?

I'm good, David. Thanks for having me.

No, no, it's great to have you. It's a great book.

It's an important topic.

I think I'm going to approach it from a slightly different perspective

than some of the others that I've heard.

As I was reading it, you know, it struck me that it's kind of an interesting thing

that you, with your background and training,

have ended up being one of the foremost critics of our political culture.

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