Why So Many Smart People Are Turning Against Democracy
EPISODE 1631: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Jaroslav Anders, author of the Liberties essay "An Open Letter to an Enemy of Liberalism in my Native Land", about why, in his opinion, so many smart people are turning against democracy
Jaroslaw Anders is a writer and translator specializing in Eastern European literature. He is the author of Between Fire and Sleep: Essays on Modern Polish Poetry and Prose. (June 2021)
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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