{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Frealclearinvestigations.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F117-o6ZYqP6f","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Progressivism’s Russian Playbook with Gary Saul Morson | RealClearInvestigations Podcast #117","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/69be5d4f-b498-44bc-b3b5-f614ce9a7957/f61c9982-3e84-4918-9241-d09b916b7599/rci_117_thumbnail_square_1080x1080.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/4f72b5bb-5225-4bff-b1b4-bcf9c776a28c\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Progressivism’s Russian Playbook with Gary Saul Morson | RealClearInvestigations Podcast #117\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"On this week’s episode of the RealClearInvestigations Podcast, RCI Editor J. Peder Zane and RCI Senior Reporter James Varney speak with Gary Saul Morson, a professor of Arts and Humanities at Northwestern University and a scholar of Russian literature about what Dostoevsky can teach us about modern progressives.\n\nIn our round-up of the week’s best investigative reporting, Zane and Varney discuss a Wall Street Journal article about China’s stranglehold on drone production, Roger Pielke Jr.’s Substack piece on a dramatic change in climate change forecasts, and a Daily Wire story on the Los Angeles arsonists who drew inspiration from the assassin Luigi Mangione.\n\n00:00 Introduction and Overview of Current Events\n03:13 The Impact of Chinese Supply Chains on U.S. Defense\n05:58 Climate Change Narratives and Scientific Realities\n09:10 The Ideological Underpinnings of Violence in Society\n12:07 Interview with Professor Gary Saul Morrison on Communism and Ideology\n14:45 Dostoevsky's Insights on Modern Progressivism\n17:53 The Role of the Intelligentsia in Revolutionary Movements\n20:59 The Normalization of Violence in Political Discourse\n24:09 Comparisons Between Historical and Modern Revolutionary Movements\n32:44 The Role of Liberals in Political Change\n34:00 The Dangers of Labeling Political Opponents\n38:21 Lessons from History: The Power of the Majority\n41:13 The Importance of Literature and Universal Values\n47:16 The Psychology of Political Identity\n51:32 The Challenge of Compromise in Democracy\n55:22 The Role of Science in Political Ideology\n01:01:04 The Transformative Power of Literature\n"}