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Michaelye famously lost a stand up comedy gig with the university of london in 20 18. He refused to sign a safe space agreement which banned him from making jokes related to racism, sexism, classism and agism. The story was the second most red story on the b b c news websid that day. In the uk, we have laws on the books now that say that it is illegal to be grossly offensive. People are regularly investigated and prosecuted by the police of speech offences. Comedians are investigated for their jokes, and the police literally will turn up at a comedian's door and say, we are investigating whether your joke is illegal. I mean, what

Shermer and Kisin discuss: growing up in Russia • “The Talk” Russian parents give their children • What is the “West” and how do Russians view it • Should Whites feel some guilt for slavery, racism, misogyny, bigotry, etc.? • systemic racism: criminal justice, housing, employment, income, wealth • Critical Race Theory (CRT) • immigration • free, private, and public speech • how language is used to distort truth • the origin of “political correctness” • journalism vs. activism • capitalism • and how the West could be lost.

Konstantin Kisin is a journalist, comedian, voiceover actor and social commentator. Born in the Soviet Union, where he experienced both untold wealth and grinding poverty, he moved to the UK when he was 13 years old. Now an award-winning performer, he co-presents the popular YouTube series Triggernometry alongside Francis Foster. Together, they’ve interviewed some of the most in-demand intellectuals of our age, such as Douglas Murray, Jordan Peterson and many others.