Suicide of the West

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Have you ever looked at modern life and wondered how we reached a point where comfort and prosperity are simply taken for granted?

Jonah Goldberg’s Suicide of the West explores why Western progress is more fragile than we realize—and how tribalism, bureaucracy, and identity politics threaten to unravel centuries of progress.

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0:00 Introduction – Have we taken Western progress for granted?

0:32 The miracle of modern civilization

1:26 How tribalism shaped human history

2:45 The role of law and individual rights

4:03 Why England led the liberal revolution

5:38 How America built on Enlightenment values

7:12 The hidden fragility of Western ideals

8:54 Bureaucracy and the rise of the administrative state

10:33 How identity politics fuels division

12:15 The risk of returning to tribal instincts

13:40 Final thoughts – Can we save Western values?

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