Stella Morabito & The Crisis Of Loneliness

On this episode, Ben sits down with Senior Contributor at The Federalist, Stella Morabito, to discuss her new book, The Weaponization of Loneliness: How Tyrants Stoke Our Fear of Isolation to Silence, Divide, and Conquer.  Ben and Stella discuss how many of society's most significant problems boil down to social isolation, and how political actors often exploit community breakdown. Later, Ben and Stella describe the dangers of identity politics, and how it hurts individuals.

Later, Ben weighs in on post-pandemic testing results showing the devastating effects shutdowns have had on learning.

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