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One that you might like is an event, perhaps, a biography of Jacques Derrida by Peter Salmon.

For some, he is the originator of a relativist philosophy responsible for the contemporary crisis of truth.

For the far right, he is one of the architects of cultural Marxism. To his academic critics,

he reduced French philosophy to little more than an object of ridicule.

For his fans, he is an intellectual rock star who ranged across literature, politics, and linguistics.

In an event, perhaps, Peter Salmon presents this misunderstood and misappropriated figure

as a deeply humane and urgent thinker for our times.

An event, perhaps, a biography of Jacques Derrida by Peter Salmon, out now from verso books.

I am taking a week off to play catch-up, and so I'm posting an early dig episode that people

keep returning to time and again. My interview with Barbara and Karen Fields, the authors of

Racecraft, the Soul of Inequality in American Life. Thank you, as always, for listening,

and I'll be back next week with a new episode. You can find our entire archive organized by topic

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And lastly, please do take a quick minute. Think of a friend who you think would like this podcast,

then hit them up and suggest that they take a listen. Imagine there are people all over the place

who could be dig listeners, but who have never even heard of the podcast. A total tragedy.

Okay, I do hate listening to myself from three years back, but here we go. Dig episode 75.

From December 13th, 2017.

Welcome to the dig, a podcast from Jacobin Magazine. My name is Daniel Denver, and I'm broadcasting

from Providence, Rhode Island. This year, Gallup reported findings from a poll,

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