Season 2, Episode 10: Chris Coyne: In Search of Monsters to Destroy: The Folly of American Empire and the Paths to Peace

Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs

Join Professors Jeffrey Sachs and Chris Coyne, economist and author of In Search of Monsters to Destroy: The Folly of American Empire and the Paths to Peace, for an eye-opening examination on whether interventionist methods should ever have a place in foreign policy.

Together, they discuss American imperialism and militaristic culture around the world, proving that nonviolent approaches to domestic and international conflicts not only minimize violence, but also promote cultures of peace throughout the world. Coyne presents his compelling arguments as to why such interventions are a threat to liberal values and alternative methods can preserve freedom and promote security between nations.

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Footnotes:

• Afghanistan Papers
• Pentagon Papers
• John Quincy Adams
• Liberalism
• Joe Biden
• Autocracies
• January 6th resurrection
• Manifest Destiny
• Westward Expansion
• Imperialism
• Militarism in the US
• Banana Wars
• Cronyism
• Adam Smith
• United Fruit - Guatemala
• Dulles Brothers
• Game Theory
• US Surveillance State
• Church Committee (CIA violating its charter)
• American military spending
• Capturing Osama Bin Laden
• US War on Drugs in Afghanistan
• Taliban
• Latin American war on drugs
• Militarism of Drones

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