Recorded on November 8, 2017In the first episode of "Timothy Snyder Speaks," historian and author Timothy Snyder discusses the lessons American citizens can take from the year since the "Russian cyber-victory over the United States."Timothy

Timothy Snyder Speaks, ep. 2: America Defeats America

May 15th, 2019 23m 9s

In the 2016 presidential elections, America defeated itself. The Russian intervention, intelligent as it was, could only work because of our own failures: in media, in democracy, and in social justice. In the second episode of "Timothy Snyder

Timothy Snyder Speaks, ep. 3: What is Oligarchy?

May 15th, 2019 16m 1s

What does oligarchy mean? In the third episode of "Timothy Snyder Speaks," historian and author Timothy Snyder explores the meaning of oligarchy, where it came from, how it endangers us — and how it connects the United States and Russia. Timo

Timothy Snyder Speaks, ep. 4: Sadopopulism

May 15th, 2019 12m 11s

Sadopopulism: how America can be governed without policy and with pain. A guide to the logic of the Senate tax plan.Timothy Snyder is a historian at Yale University, specializing in eastern Europe, totalitarianism, and the Holocaust. His book

Timothy Snyder Speaks, ep. 5: Christianity and Christmas

May 15th, 2019 11m 22s

Too often these days invoking the name of Jesus or claiming Christian religion has become an escape from responsibility for plainly un-Christian behavior. Are Christians forgiven for everything because they find ways to blame others for their

Timothy Snyder Speaks, ep. 6: The Con of America First

May 15th, 2019 13m

America First is not a foreign policy and it's not a domestic policy. It creates a vacuum of power filled by China, and a vacuum of values filled by Europe. It breaks the rules without proposing new ones. And so in the end puts Americans last.

Timothy Snyder Speaks, ep. 7: The Evil of America First

May 15th, 2019 10m 25s

"America First" brings both political weakness and moral hazard. The last episode was about America's new weakness in the world. This one is about how "America First" leads Americans to turn against one another.Timothy Snyder is a historian a

Timothy Snyder Speaks, ep. 8: Cybercolony USA

May 15th, 2019 20m 26s

In 2016 Russia defeated the United States in a cyberwar, selecting the president of the United States. Since that victory, Russia continues its campaign in the dark corridors of cyber, colonizing us at every turn: from the Nunes memo to the Par

Timothy Snyder Speaks, ep. 9: Reporters – the Heroes of Our Time

May 15th, 2019 16m 36s

Without the people who seek facts, we can forget about justice, freedom, and equality.Timothy Snyder is a historian at Yale University, specializing in eastern Europe, totalitarianism, and the Holocaust. His books have received widespread acc

Timothy Snyder Speaks, ep. 11: Much More Than Collusion

May 15th, 2019 15m 49s

To speak of "collusion" is to misunderstand the Russia story. To understand Trump as an instrument of Russian power, we have to begin the Russia story in the proper place: Russia. In this talk, I explain Russian philosophy, strategy, and tactic

Timothy Snyder Speaks, ep. 10: Pompeo or Pompeii? Climate Security is National Security

May 15th, 2019 11m 39s

No matter what issue we think matters in the preservation of basic American interests, from Syria to Mexico, climate matters intensely. To deny climate change is not only to practice the politics of the big lie, it is to doom the country to irr

Timothy Snyder Speaks, ep. 12: The Mueller Investigation

May 15th, 2019 11m 24s

The Mueller investigation is not a contest of men but of principles. It is a contest between two ways of seeing the world, the outcome of which will very possibly determine whether or not the notion of an American republic makes any sense. This

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