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We are Virginia Heffernan and Stephen Metcalf, and today we’re talking with Nicholas Dames, a Columbia professor and editor-in-chief of Public Books. In this episode, we talk about:
The importance of political imagination in building community beyond our immediate circles of concern
How George Eliot's "Middlemarch" offers a model for empathetic action even during challenging times
The tension between stoicism and engagement as responses to political upheaval
How today's college students face unique anxieties about their futures and limited options
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