Brett ends season one with a meditation on what it means for people to desecrate the spiritual garden of the world. In the tradition of Wagner and Tolkien, Brett analyzes modern forms of politics and culture that instrumentalize people and values. In his own country, Brett finds leaders abdicating the constraints of moral authority that are necessary to cultivate notions of “the true” and “the good.” In this new dark ages, where else can we find purpose, not just for ourselves but for our common life in the city?

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