Is There a Value in Patriotism?

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I have proposed economic patriotism, which is that we need to rebuild our industries. I think their efforts at a micro level of getting people to talk to folks who are different from them without judgment and developing more of a sense of understanding in our democracy. We're trying to do something unprecedented in America. The Canadians don't like it when I say this, but we're trying to become the first multiracial democracy. And so, of course, there was going to be a linear line for Obama onwards.

Congressman Ro Khanna is an American politician, lawyer, and academic. He is currently serving as U.S. Representative for California's 17th district, including much of Silicon Valley.

In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Ro Khanna discuss how we can protect free speech and civic agency in the age of the internet; what it would mean to have a cultural patriotism that celebrates both the tradition and the dynamism of American life; and where he stands on the debates concerning misinformation and censorship.

This transcript has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity.

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