You're So Full of Shedni

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A, i think it's all grounded in, basically, a more hopeful view of human nature. The most important thing for the bilan administration right now is to be bold and aggressive. If they go that direction again, then, you know, they're going to be destroyd two years from now. Am, no, you really need to go big and bold. And there are really exciting new ideas out. That's very different from, say, ten, 12 years ago with,you know, after the financial crash of two thousand and eight,. Everyone knew what they were against but it wasn't clear what they were for. We should come in for a landing at some point.

Is humanity innately good or bad? Historian and author Rutger Bregman joins Adam to discuss his decidedly optimistic answer to this question. They discuss research showing that people are more likely to help each other during national disasters, the true story behind Kitty Genovese, and how the real-life Lord of The Flies had a very different ending. You can find Rutger Bregman’s book, Humankind: A Hopeful History, wherever books are sold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.