It is now more than a decade since you wrote sapiens. It was a worldwide hit, and in essence, it was a very sort of positive explanation of how we humans have come to sort of dominate this planet. It was about our ability to cooperate, to tell shared stories, to give ourselves common purpose. I just wonder whether in the last decade, youve lost some of that optimism. I think our shared stories and our ability to cooperate, both as a species, but also on the national level, is collapsing in more and more places. I see it now in my home country of israel, which is really on the verge maybe of a constitutional crisis or even a civil war. Maybe what we need to understand specifically about democracies is that democracy, in essence, is a conversation. You know, dictatorship, there is one person dictates everything. Democracy is trying to reach some agreement through conversation, and conversation is not always possible. For most of history, large scale conversation was just technically impo
It was a worldwide hit, and in essence, it was a very sort of positive explanation of how we humans have come to sort of dominate this planet. It was about our ability to cooperate, to tell shared stories, to give ourselves common purpose. Ijust wonder whether in the last decade, youve lost some of that optimism. I think our shared stories and our ability to cooperate, both as a species, but also on the national level, is collapsing in more and more places. I see it now in my home country of israel, which is really on the verge maybe of a constitutional crisis or even a civil war. Maybe what we need to understand specifically about democracies is that democracy, in essence, is a conversation. You know, dictatorship, there is one person dictates everything. Democracy is trying to reach some agreement through conversation, and conversation is not always possible. For most of history, large scale conversation was just technically impossible. You had small scale democracies, like in city s
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donald trump says his guilty verdicts are a travesty . are his fellow republicans preparing to rip up the us legal system to protect him? here, sir keir starmer paves the way for diane abbott to be a labour candidate at the election. why the climb down? thank you very much. applause hello. welcome to newsnight, with you each week night with interviews and insight. our friday night political panel is here. sonia sodha chief leader writer for the observer, and tom harwood deputy political editor presenter at gb news. let s start by talking about donald trump. convicted felon donald trump. he is angry. a day after his guilty verdicts in that hush money trial, he gave a ao minute press conference at trump tower and said americans were living in a fascist state . he called thejudge in his case the devil , attacked joe biden and claimed without any evidence his trial had been rigged . this is, uh, a case where if they can do this to me, they can do this to anyone. these
border. lockdown restrictions in wales will begin to be eased from tomorrow with outdoor socialising and golf and tennis able to resume. in scotland, four adults from two households are now allowed to meet outdoors, including in private gardens. what do you make of coronavirus restrictions starting to be lifted in scotland and wales? do you think now is the right time? what will you be doing first? get in touch on twitter at annita underscore mcveigh or with the hashtag bbcyourquestions. in his first primetime address since becoming president, joe biden urges all americans to get vaccinated and targets the 4th ofjuly as independence day from covid i9. if we do this together, byjuly the 4th, there s a good chance you, your families and friends will be able to get together in your backyard or in your neighbourhood and have a cookout and a barbecue and celebrate independence day. a global study shows more twins are being born than ever before with one in every 42 children bo