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Niall Ferguson What History Can Teach Us
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John talks to world-renowned Stanford University Historian Niall Ferguson about the history, standing and trajectory of Western Civilisation, the evils of totalitarianism, the Western academy, social media and more. • Niall Ferguson, MA, D.Phil., is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a senior fellow of the Centre for European Studies, Harvard, where he served for twelve years as the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History. • He is the author of fifteen books, most recently The Square and the Tower. His previous book, Kissinger, 1923-1968: The Idealist, won the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Prize. He is also an award-winning filmmaker, having won an international Emmy for his PBS series The Ascent of Money. • #History #Marxism #Communism #Fascism • -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • 00:00 Introduction • 1:00 Why do you care about history? • 5:39 Communism and Fascism: Bedfellows • 15:41 The Myth of Utopian Equality • 20:50 The Existential Threats to the West • 28:28 Why is there pessimism in the West? • 32:44 Technological Revolutions • 39:00 Censorship, Social Media and Politics • -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • Conversations feature John Anderson, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, interviewing the world's foremost thought leaders about today's pressing social, cultural and political issues. • John believes proper, robust dialogue is necessary if we are to maintain our social strength and cohesion. As he puts it; You cannot get good public policy out of a bad public debate. • If you value this discussion and want to see more like it, make sure you subscribe to the channel here: / @johnandersonmedia • And stay right up to date with all the conversations by subscribing to the newsletter here: https://johnanderson.net.au/contact/ • Follow John on Twitter: / johnandersonac • Follow John on Facebook: / johnandersonac • Follow John on LinkedIn: / john-anderson-ao • Support the channel: https://johnanderson.net.au/support/ • Website: https://johnanderson.net.au/ • Podcast: https://johnanderson.net.au/podcasts/ • -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • Niall's website: https://www.niallferguson.com • Follow Niall on Twitter: / nfergus • Follow Niall on Facebook: / niallcferguson
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