Against Nostalgia: Mark Lilla on why progressives should reject nostalgia in thinking about both the past and future


Author: Andrew Keen June 9, 2023 Duration: 32:14
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Against Nostalgia: Mark Lilla on why progressives should reject nostalgia in thinking about both the past and future

EPISODE 1543: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to author of THE ONCE AND FUTURE LIBERAL, Mark Lilla, about why progressives must liberate themselves from a nostalgic reading of both the past and the future

Mark Lilla is Professor of Humanities at Columbia University and the author of The Once and Future Liberal.

Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.


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