7/7/25 Auron MacIntyre on Democracy, Empire and America’s Future

08/07/2025 59 min
7/7/25 Auron MacIntyre on Democracy, Empire and America’s Future

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Scott interviews Auron MacIntyre about his book on the failures of liberal democracies. They cover MacIntyre’s intellectual journey, the cost of empire, mass migration, Zionism in American politics and more.
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The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies by Auron MacIntyre
On Power by Bertrand de Jouvenel

Auron MacIntyre is a columnist, lecturer, and author focusing on the application of political theory. He is the host of The Auron MacIntyre Show podcast and author of The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies. Follow him on Twitter @AuronMacintyre
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