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Timothy Snyder Speaks, ep. 14: Politics of Eternity, Politics of Inevitability
Timothy Snyder
Historian Timothy Snyder explains the politics of inevitability and the politics of eternity, two ways of thinking about time that frame his books On Tyranny and The Road to Unfreedom.
Recommended as a short, clear introduction to these two concepts for making sense of current politics.
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