Sir Roger Scruton on Unrest in the West, Puritanical Progressivism and More | Close Encounters Ep. 4

In the fourth episode of Close Encounters, Sir Roger Scruton and Ben Weingarten discuss political unrest in the West and its historical context, the puritanical nature of progressivism and attempts by its adherents to stifle dissent, the imperative to defend free speech and a great deal more. Sir Roger Scruton is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and recipient of the Jeane Kirkpatrick Prize for Academic Freedom. Ben Weingarten is a Senior Fellow of the London Center for Policy Research, Senior Contributor at The Federalist and Founder & CEO of ChangeUp Media. Encounter Books is a tax-exempt, non-profit corporation dedicated to strengthening the marketplace of ideas. Support Encounter Books: https://www.encounterbooks.com/donate/ Follow us:   / encounterbooks     / encounterbooks     / encounterbooks   'Please Listen Carefully' by Jahzzar is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. The song is downloadable here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jah.... The license is available here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/....