This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Matthew Crawford unpacks the rise of the Humanitarian Party and what it means for civil society and self-governance.
This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy sits down with Matthew Crawford to discuss the rise of the Humanitarian Party and what it means for civil society and self-governance.
Matthew Crawford is the author of Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road, The World Beyond Your Head: On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction, and the New York Times best seller Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work. He has also written several highly penetrating essays and articles, including "The Workings of the Party-State," published last year in American Affairs.
Is sovereignty slipping away from traditional government structures? Matthew shares how power has shifted to a coalition of corporations, foundations, media, universities, and NGOs. Jeremy and Matthew dissect the implications of this shift, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, where expert authority often bypassed democratic channels, steering public opinion and political power like never before. They also discuss the victimhood mentality and how figures like Trump have redefined victimhood, and the unsettling role technology, such as driverless cars, plays in perpetuating these dynamics.
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