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Anger, with Claire Fox


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Anger is all the rage, but is anger itself the problem? Some people say we need to push back against anger in our politics, and respond with tranquil civility. But what if anger is the only rational response to a crisis in our democracy, and crumbling political norms?

Claire Fox, director of the Academy of Ideas and author of 'I Find That Offensive!', joins Matthew Taylor and Ian Leslie to discuss anger, snowflakes, and inevitably, Brexit.

Links

  • Martha Nussbaum's piece, 'Powerlessness and the Politics of Blame'
  • David Adler in the New York Times: 'Centrists Are the Most Hostile to Democracy, Not Extremists'
  • Claire Fox on Twitter
  • Ian Leslie on Twitter
  • Matthew Taylor on Twitter
  • Produced by James Shield.

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