John Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Corey Robin, political theorist and author of The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Donald Trump in which Robin argues that conservatism is a reaction against movements of the left—from the French Revolution to feminism.
Together, they discuss aspects of such arguments, including the roots of conservatism, and what drives the political right in today's political landscape.
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