“Politics of Fear,” by Barry Blitt. © 2008 Barry Blitt & The New Yorker/Condé Nast Archive. And Sketches by Barry Blitt. From <em>Blown Covers,</em> by Françoise Mouly.

Fear in Politics

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 2, 2018

Martha Nussbaum, professor of law and ethics at the University of Chicago and the author of The Monarchy of Fear: A Philosopher Looks at Our Political Crisis, argues powerlessness and fear underlie political polarization.

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