When I first spotted the title of my friend Tom Nichols’ new book I knew it needed to serve as the opening pod cast for season 2. Why? Because Tom’s excellent thesis, that 80 years of peace, prosperity, improving life conditions, and tech have led us to what I call a “decadence" issue. Put simply, Americans are so comfortable, and so far removed from past tribulations, they have done what comfortable people do: turned their angst both inward, and towards the respectively trivial.

In short, we’re fat, happy, comfortable and charging head first into a self-imposed chaos mostly out of boredom. I refuse to tell you anymore about his book, if you want to know, you’ll have to listen to this short, but critical conversation on why Americans have become Our Own Worst Enemy.

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