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Current Affairs · July 22 · 40 min

Daniel Ellsberg's Final Warning to America

🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership Daniel Ellsberg was the Pentagon Papers whistleblower whose decision to expose government lies about the Vietnam War changed American history. In this conversation with Current Affairs editor in chief Nathan J. Robinson, Michael Ellsberg, Jan R. Thomas, and Robert Ellsberg discuss Truth and Consequence, a new collection of Ellsberg's previously unpublished writings. They reflect on his thinking about nuclear war, conscience, patriotism, civil resistance, and why his ideas remain as relevant today as ever. 🌹 Buy the book: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/truth-and-consequence-9781639735518/ 0:00–6:19 The Hidden Writings of Daniel Ellsberg 6:19–15:32 The Ideas That Defined His Life 15:32–22:00 "Don't Delegate Conscience" 22:00–27:28 What Makes an Ordinary Person Resist? 27:28–33:30 What Is Patriotism? 33:30–40:29 Ellsberg's Legacy 🦩 Read our Online Articles: https://www.currentaffairs.org/ 🦩 Subscribe to Current Affairs Magazine: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership

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🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership

Daniel Ellsberg was the Pentagon Papers whistleblower whose decision to expose government lies about the Vietnam War changed American history. In this conversation with Current Affairs editor in chief Nathan J. Robinson, Michael Ellsberg, Jan R. Thomas, and Robert Ellsberg discuss Truth and Consequence, a new collection of Ellsberg's previously unpublished writings. They reflect on his thinking about nuclear war, conscience, patriotism, civil resistance, and why his ideas remain as relevant today as ever.

🌹 Buy the book: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/truth-and-consequence-9781639735518/

0:00–6:19 The Hidden Writings of Daniel Ellsberg

6:19–15:32 The Ideas That Defined His Life

15:32–22:00 "Don't Delegate Conscience"

22:00–27:28 What Makes an Ordinary Person Resist?

27:28–33:30 What Is Patriotism?

33:30–40:29 Ellsberg's Legacy

🦩 Read our Online Articles: https://www.currentaffairs.org/

🦩 Subscribe to Current Affairs Magazine: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership

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