Michael Shellenberger on the Psychology of Left-Wing Violence
5/18/20261 hr 2 min
Michael Shellenberger is the author of San Fransickco and Apocalypse Never. He’s a former progressive activist, and one of the most prominent advocates for nuclear energy in the country. In this episode, he and Coleman dig into the Epstein story and why the evidence falls far short of the conspiracy theory most people believe; the savior complex he sees underlying progressive politics and its connection to recent left- wing violence; and what California and other blue states are finally starting to get right about homelessness after years of getting it catastrophically wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Coleman Hughes· Host0:29
Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman. My guest today is Michael Shellenberger. Michael is an author and journalist known for his writing on climate change, energy, homelessness, censorship, and free speech. He co-founded the Breakthrough Institute, he founded Environmental Progress, and he's been a prominent advocate for nuclear power. In this episode, we talk about Michael's background as a progressive activist. He talks about why he changed his mind about Jeffrey Epstein. We talk about whether political violence is equally a problem on both sides of the aisle, or whether it's tilted towards one. We talk about the psychological profile of people who commit political violence. We talk about how San Francisco and other West Coast cities have been doing on issues like crime and homelessness, and much more. So without further ado, Michael Shellenberger.
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