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Live Interview: What Happened to Our Politics After the End of History? with Luke Savage

In this Citations Needed Live Interview with Luke Savage from 3/22, we discuss his upcoming collection of essays, "The Dead Center: Reflections on Liberalism and Democracy After the End of History," the abandoned hopes of the Obama era, the rise of Trumpism and the inability—or unwillingness—of Liberalism to offer a moral and more just vision for the world.

Guest

Luke Savage is a staff writer at Jacobin, co-host of the Michael and Us podcast, and author of the forthcoming book, The Dead Center: Reflections on Liberalism and Democracy After the End of History, published by OR Books. Pre-order now and get 15% off. 

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Show Notes

To Understand the DC Political Swamp, Look No Further Than Its Consultant Class

Luke Savage | March 24, 2022 | Jacobin

Biden’s State of the Union Was a Paean to Liberalism’s Complacent Status Quo

Luke Savage | March 3, 2022 | Jacobin

How the New York Times Covered Two Transit Strikes, 42 Years Apart

Luke Savage | January 13, 2022 | Jacobin

Don’t Listen to Centrists When They Say Good Things Are “Politically Impossible”

Luke Savage | December 22, 2021 | Jacobin

If Democracy Is Dying, Why Are Democrats So Complacent?

Luke Savage | May 24, 2021 | The Atlantic

Why Liberals Pretend They Have No Power

Luke Savage | October 8, 2020 | The Atlantic 

Aaron Sorkin’s Road to Nowhere

Luke Savage | January 23, 2019 | Jacobin

Why liberals were always wrong to idolise Justin Trudeau

Luke Savage | April 17, 2018 | The New Statesman

How Liberals Fell In Love With The West Wing

Luke Savage | June 7, 2017 | Current Affairs

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Transcript

For a transcript of this live interview, go here.

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Live Interview: What Happened to Our Politics After the End of History? with Luke Savage

Comments

Robin DiAngelo, I reckon.

Nathan

What is the book / author Luke referred to at the end? Is it Brene Brown?

fantastic interview, preordered the book before it was even over. thanks guys!

Devon Hansen

rly like this! will def get his book

natfos 💌

It’s always so unclear to me with the seemingly endless proliferation of left wing podcasts to what degree they are interrelated unless they actually cite each other or guest on each others shows.

Jordan Scheibel

https://bungacast.com/

Jordan Scheibel

No idea what any of this is

Citations Needed

Are you all aware of the aufhebunga bunga podcast and their book “The End of the End of History”? I was surprised to hear that phrase without them being cited, not that I necessarily think they have a proprietary hold over it. Just wondering to what extent you are aware of them.

Jordan Scheibel

Luke!!! Can’t escape the end of history lol

Evan Hiltunen

great book title dang

Alan Duda


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