We have an innate desire to save the world, but it often leads to self-righteousness and a lack of learning from history. The wars, Holocaust, and Gulag should have taught us important lessons, but it seems we haven't absorbed them. As we become convinced of our own righteousness, we forget about our flaws and the need for humility. This is when we are most dangerous.
Historian and author Walter Russell Mead of Bard College and the Hudson Institute talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about how innovation and religion can help us make sense of the current state of the world.