There have been a lot of white dudes who’ve taken up the task of defending the enlightenment. Women and writers of color have been offering nuanced and interesting critiques of it, pointing out that the so called “ideals” of the enlightenment were and continue to be used to justify everything from colonialism to genocide. Jessa sits down with writer John Ganz to discuss.

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