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Mark Lilla, Owen Hatherley, Gulzaar Barn

US commentator Mark Lilla says truth is under attack. Anne McElvoy talks to 2018 New Generation Thinker Gulzaar Barn about medical trials, plus Owen Hatherley's European travels.

Mark Lilla could be called the conscience of liberal America. He talks to Anne McElvoy about life after identity politics. 2018 New Generation Thinker Gulzaar Barn discusses whether paying people for taking part in medical trials is different from other forms of "labour". Plus Owen Hatherley's latest book is called Trans-Europe Express: Tours of a Lost Continent. He discusses what makes a European city and who should take responsibility for shaping our urban environment whether its Hull or Thessaloniki with Deborah Saunt from DSDHA - who are working on new plans for the West End of London following the opening of Crossrail stations.

Mark Lilla's new book, The Once and Future Liberal, is a ferocious analysis of the American left's abdication as well as a call to arms. The time for evangelism - of speaking truth to power is over, he says, now its all about seizing power to defend truth.

Gulzaar Barn lectures in philosophy at the University of Birmingham working on moral, political, and feminist philosophy.

New Generation Thinkers is a scheme run by 成人快手 Radio 3 with the Arts and Humanities Research Council to select ten academics at the start of their careers who can turn their research into radio. You can find a collection of short columns reflecting their research on bbc.co.uk/FreeThinking

Producer: Zahid Warley.

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45 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Anne McElvoy
Interviewed Guest Mark Lilla
Interviewed Guest Gulzaar Barn
Interviewed Guest Owen Hatherley
Interviewed Guest Deborah Saunt
Producer Zahid Warley

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  • Tue 12 Jun 2018 22:00

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