Noam Chomsky with Wallace Shawn: Rigorous Rationality

Noam Chomsky has offered wisdom to the world in many capacities, as a linguist, philosopher, political theorist and more. But how does Chomsky wrap his head around today's political landscape and rhetoric? His friend, the beloved writer, playwright, and actor Wallace Shawn comes to LIVE to mine his intellectual hero's mind.

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