Episode 127: Nationalism, Globalism, and the State of SCOTUS




The American Interest show

Summary: <div style="background-color: #eee; float: right; width: 30%; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px; padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; font-size: .85em;"> <p><span style="">Relevant Reading:</span></p> <a href="http://www.the-american-interest.com/2016/07/10/when-and-why-nationalism-beats-globalism/"><strong>When and Why Nationalism Beats Globalism</strong></a><br> Jonathan Haidt<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Righteous-Mind-Divided-Politics-Religion/dp/0307377903"><strong>The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion</strong></a><br> Jonathan Haidt<a href="http://www.the-american-interest.com/2016/07/18/the-make-believe-supreme-court-and-the-coming-constitutional-crisis/"><strong>The Make-Believe Supreme Court and the Coming Constitutional Crisis</strong></a><br> Jason Willick </div><p>Good evening, listeners! We have an excellent episode for you this week, as host Richard Aldous speaks with Jonathan Haidt about the tension between nationalism and globalism before discussing Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Supreme Court with Jason Willick.</p>First, Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist and professor in the Business and Society Program at New York University—Stern School of Business, discusses the rise in populism around the world, framing it as a clash between globalism and nationalism. He makes the point that moral psychology can be used to describe and even defuse the tensions between those clashing ideas.Then, <em>TAI </em>staff writer Jason Willick returns to the program to talk about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s recent comments about Donald Trump, the backlash against them, and what this whole episode means for the illusion of the non-partisan justice.Be sure to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-interest-podcast/id821109533?mt=2">subscribe</a> to the podcast on iTunes where you can also leave a review, and follow Jonathan Haidt <a href="https://twitter.com/JonHaidt">@JonHaidt</a>, Jason Willick <a href="https://twitter.com/jawillick">@jawillick</a>, and Richard Aldous <a href="https://twitter.com/rjaldous">@RJAldous</a> on Twitter.