What Are You Worth in America? (with Michael Sandel)

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Society & Culture, Politics, Government, News

4.8 • 32.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Michael Sandel is a professor of political philosophy at Harvard University. He’s also the author of several publications, including his latest, Equality: What It Means and Why It Matters. Sandel joins Preet to discuss what human nature can tell us about our government, how higher education can foster free expression, and dealing with moral disagreements in our politics. You can now watch this episode! Head to CAFE’s Youtube channel and subscribe. Show notes and a transcript of the episode are available on our website. Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on Threads, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, welcome to stay tuned.
0:06.0	I'm Preet Bharara.
0:08.0	One of the mistakes that we've made has been to assert or to assume that the arc of the moral universe bends in a certain way.
0:27.0	That's Michael Sandell.
0:30.1	He's a professor of political philosophy at Harvard University,
0:34.1	where he has taught one of the most popular courses at the college called Justice.
0:36.8	Once upon a time, he was my professor. Throughout his career, he's explored and
0:39.1	written about many philosophical issues like ethics, meritocracy, morality, and democracy. His latest book,
0:45.6	Equality, What It Means and Why It Matters, is a conversation with economist Thomas Pickety,
0:50.9	held at the Paris School of Economics last year. Professor Sandell joined me to discuss what human nature can tell us about our government,
0:57.5	how higher education can foster free expression,
1:00.2	and dealing with moral disagreements in our politics.
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