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25. Jonathan Rauch - The Constitution of Knowledge

Ideas Having Sex

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Braver Angels - The Anti-Politics Organization

Orwell was someone who was deeply committed to the notion of truth as a guiding light for society. He perceived better than almost anyone with the possible exception of Hannah Arendt, that once you're in a society where truth is manipulated, you's in a world that is inimical to human flourishing and freedom and decency. A lot of what people can do to defend the constitution of knowledge is to fight the polarization and the extreme partisanship which is leading people down these rabbit holes of false belief.

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