America. The Beautiful.

University of Texas at Austin professor and moral philosopher Prof. J. Budziszewski discusses his new book, “The Pandemic of Lunacy: How to Think Clearly When Everyone Around You Seems Crazy,” which examines 30 modern delusions and why they spread ON today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” ft. guest host Jack Fowler. He argues today’s irrationality is motivated, often contains a grain of truth, and metastasizes as one false premise leads to others, with social media acting as a force multiplier. The conversation covers relativism, abortion premises leading to infanticide arguments, radical individualism sliding toward authoritarianism, and debates over sex differences and the claim that men can be women. 👉America is worth preserving. Do your part and act now by going to https://www.heritage.org/beautiful 👉Go to My Patriot Supply to see exclusive winter time deals before offers end! https://www.mypatriotsupply.com/ 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest editions of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words” by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2iOoN0xoOoSNvDFlpLLYGY?si=5a9f369acc874c6e 👉 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/victor-davis-hanson-in-his-own-words/id1566731706 👉 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@victordavishanson7273?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/VictorDavisHansonInHisOwnWords?e9s=src_v1_sa%2Csrc_v1_sa_o 👉 Victor’s website: https://victorhanson.com 00:00 Cold Open Banter 00:13 What Is Lunacy 01:35 Show Intro Guest Setup 05:41 Contagious Delusions Explained 08:26 Motivated Irrationality 09:56 Grains of Truth Trap 12:14 Social Media Multiplier 13:12 Preparedness Ad Break 14:37 God Lunacies And Faith 19:24 Self Deception And Return 22:12 How To Think Clearly 24:02 Feelings Versus Reason 25:10 Courage To Think Clearly 27:00 Academia And Speaking Up 28:43 Defining Manhood Womanhood 32:15 How Lunacy Metastasizes 37:08 Repentance And Conscience 39:15 Helping Family In Chaos 42:08 Teaching Life And Retirement 44:30 Final Book Plug And Farewell