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Masters of the Universe!

Masters of the Universe!

Spirituality in jazz

Spirituality in jazz

The politics of swing

The politics of swing

The faces of jazz

The faces of jazz

How we can heal democracy with jazz

How we can heal democracy with jazz

Leadership and kings in jazz

Leadership and kings in jazz

Are we all just a bag of particles?

Are we all just a bag of particles?

The return of Mussolini

The return of Mussolini

Can everything be art?

Can everything be art?

Culture and barbarism in Western civilization

Culture and barbarism in Western civilization

Why I’m not a pessimist

Why I’m not a pessimist

Culture wars and freedom of speech

Culture wars and freedom of speech

Art as a source for hope

Art as a source for hope

The meaning of saying Kaddish

The meaning of saying Kaddish

Does the Western art industry despise singularity?

Does the Western art industry despise singularity?

A message from Marsalis: Nexus Lecture 12 November 2023

A message from Marsalis: Nexus Lecture 12 November 2023

Against meritocracy: finding new roots of self-respect

Against meritocracy: finding new roots of self-respect

Is it too late to save capitalism?

Is it too late to save capitalism?

Is American democracy rigged? The threat of corporate lobbying

Is American democracy rigged? The threat of corporate lobbying

Deaths of despair: how capitalism stopped working for Americans without a college degree

Deaths of despair: how capitalism stopped working for Americans without a college degree

How to defend capitalism? Making a case for liberalism and globalization

How to defend capitalism? Making a case for liberalism and globalization

President Macron. In dreams begin responsibilities

President Macron. In dreams begin responsibilities

Why Spinoza’s concept of sovereignty is essential for Europe: Macron on the pandemic and the war

Why Spinoza’s concept of sovereignty is essential for Europe: Macron on the pandemic and the war

Culture, history and values as glue for Europe: Q&A with Emmanuel Macron

Culture, history and values as glue for Europe: Q&A with Emmanuel Macron

‘What literary character do you identify with?’ President Macron answers...

‘What literary character do you identify with?’ President Macron answers...

The moral obligation to carry the flag. Rob Riemen introduces President Macron

The moral obligation to carry the flag. Rob Riemen introduces President Macron

Meet the speakers of the Nexus Conference 2023

Meet the speakers of the Nexus Conference 2023

What’s wrong with academia and woke culture?

What’s wrong with academia and woke culture?

Who is to blame for the crisis of democracy in the United States?

Who is to blame for the crisis of democracy in the United States?

Is the West moralizing?

Is the West moralizing?

Ukraine and the ideal of pacifism

Ukraine and the ideal of pacifism

Does every society get the leadership it deserves?

Does every society get the leadership it deserves?

The human being as an animal

The human being as an animal

A new Cuban Missile Crisis: will Russia use nuclear weapons?

A new Cuban Missile Crisis: will Russia use nuclear weapons?

Putin’s personality and instrumentalizing the Russian soul

Putin’s personality and instrumentalizing the Russian soul

Europe, Russia and China: colonialism, universalism or pluralism?

Europe, Russia and China: colonialism, universalism or pluralism?

Did we learn anything from two World Wars?

Did we learn anything from two World Wars?

Antony Blinken confronts Alexander Dugin at the Nexus Conference

Antony Blinken confronts Alexander Dugin at the Nexus Conference

Just war or just a war?

Just war or just a war?

Patti Smith & Lenny Kaye – People have the power

Patti Smith & Lenny Kaye – People have the power

What Spinoza would say

What Spinoza would say

How can art and religion be a force of hope?

How can art and religion be a force of hope?

What is the hope of future generations?

What is the hope of future generations?

Should America be the world’s police?

Should America be the world’s police?

Education and the spirit of democracy

Education and the spirit of democracy

Why is fascism popular again?

Why is fascism popular again?

Is democracy progress?

Is democracy progress?

What to do with dictatorships?

What to do with dictatorships?

The process of democracy in Belarus

The process of democracy in Belarus

Reynaldo Hahn's A Chloris by Maria & Nathalia Milstein - A musical gift to Dita Kraus

Reynaldo Hahn's A Chloris by Maria & Nathalia Milstein - A musical gift to Dita Kraus

Surviving Auschwitz Dita Kraus' resilient imagination

Surviving Auschwitz Dita Kraus' resilient imagination

From worry to hope: overcoming anxiety in the Hebrew Psalms

From worry to hope: overcoming anxiety in the Hebrew Psalms

Ivo van Hove - The art of mourning

Ivo van Hove - The art of mourning

Are music and theatre a humanizing force?

Are music and theatre a humanizing force?

What do art and science reveal about human nature?

What do art and science reveal about human nature?

Where is the moral compass of the West?

Where is the moral compass of the West?

The collapsologists: is this the end of civilization as we know it?

The collapsologists: is this the end of civilization as we know it?

Liberalism and the causes of cancel culture

Liberalism and the causes of cancel culture

Why are we more anxious while the world has never been safer?

Why are we more anxious while the world has never been safer?

Antony Blinken on Syria

Antony Blinken on Syria

How to End This Age of Anxiety

How to End This Age of Anxiety

Do we need revelation? Steven Pinker and Bishop Sánchez Sorondo on reason and faith

Do we need revelation? Steven Pinker and Bishop Sánchez Sorondo on reason and faith

Elif Shafak on multiple identities and radical humanism

Elif Shafak on multiple identities and radical humanism

Simon Schama: 'Reason is dead', on Donald Trump and climate change

Simon Schama: 'Reason is dead', on Donald Trump and climate change

Slavoj Žižek: Do Christians really believe in God? The paradox of belief

Slavoj Žižek: Do Christians really believe in God? The paradox of belief

Roger Scruton and Ágnes Heller: Why are modern societies dissatisfied?

Roger Scruton and Ágnes Heller: Why are modern societies dissatisfied?

Slavoj Žižek: The history of music in 3 minutes

Slavoj Žižek: The history of music in 3 minutes

John Gray on the marketization of higher education

John Gray on the marketization of higher education

Welcome to the Nexus Institute

Welcome to the Nexus Institute

Admiral Mike Mullen. A Critical Voice on US Politics

Admiral Mike Mullen. A Critical Voice on US Politics

Jacqueline Murekatete: my experiences with and lessons from the Rwandan genocide

Jacqueline Murekatete: my experiences with and lessons from the Rwandan genocide

Marian Turski: the Shoah: what did I as a victim know about my fate?

Marian Turski: the Shoah: what did I as a victim know about my fate?

Art in the age of the internet

Art in the age of the internet

Wagner’s critique of capitalism

Wagner’s critique of capitalism

China and the end of the liberal order

China and the end of the liberal order

Will China’s rise be peaceful?

Will China’s rise be peaceful?

Michael Ignatieff on Liberalism in the Anthropocene

Michael Ignatieff on Liberalism in the Anthropocene

Should humanity be transcended? On artificial general intelligence

Should humanity be transcended? On artificial general intelligence

What does it mean to say: God is dead?

What does it mean to say: God is dead?

Love and limits. Wagner’s Brünnhilde

Love and limits. Wagner’s Brünnhilde

Human life after the singularity

Human life after the singularity

The political class, corruption and resentment

The political class, corruption and resentment

Do people love war? Why are we not learning from history?

Do people love war? Why are we not learning from history?

Nature2.0 at Nexus Conference The Ring or What Will Rule the World

Nature2.0 at Nexus Conference The Ring or What Will Rule the World

Justice Breyer on the internationalization of law

Justice Breyer on the internationalization of law

Justice Breyer on the power of the Supreme Court

Justice Breyer on the power of the Supreme Court

Justice Breyer: are Supreme Court appointments political?

Justice Breyer: are Supreme Court appointments political?

Being Hans Castorp in Our Time: on 9/11 and the financial crisis

Being Hans Castorp in Our Time: on 9/11 and the financial crisis

In dreams begin responsibilities: what can you do?

In dreams begin responsibilities: what can you do?

What are the most pressing political concerns?

What are the most pressing political concerns?

How to become thinkers of character?

How to become thinkers of character?

Saskia Giorgini performs Liszt's rendition of Verdi’s Aida

Saskia Giorgini performs Liszt's rendition of Verdi’s Aida

Ian Bostridge and Saskia Giorgini perform Schubert’s Winterreise

Ian Bostridge and Saskia Giorgini perform Schubert’s Winterreise

Can art counter injustice?

Can art counter injustice?

Big ideas: worthless or not?

Big ideas: worthless or not?

The virtue of nihilism

The virtue of nihilism

The global renaissance of illiberalism

The global renaissance of illiberalism

Bernard-Henri Lévy vs. Aleksandr Dugin at the Nexus Symposium 2019

Bernard-Henri Lévy vs. Aleksandr Dugin at the Nexus Symposium 2019

Ai Weiwei: Being an Artist

Ai Weiwei: Being an Artist

Ai Weiwei: The Responsibility of an Artist

Ai Weiwei: The Responsibility of an Artist

Ai Weiwei: The Value of Art

Ai Weiwei: The Value of Art

Citizens of nowhere: Anders Sandberg and Catherine Nixey on Brexit and cosmopolitanism

Citizens of nowhere: Anders Sandberg and Catherine Nixey on Brexit and cosmopolitanism

How to define good and evil

How to define good and evil

The roots of evil: society or individuals?

The roots of evil: society or individuals?

Is Christianity a force for evil?

Is Christianity a force for evil?

What is the human being?

What is the human being?

Marilynne Robinson on 'The Battle Between Good and Evil', keynote speech

Marilynne Robinson on 'The Battle Between Good and Evil', keynote speech

Light in the darkness: the meaning of Christmas

Light in the darkness: the meaning of Christmas

Populism, liberal democracy and Russia

Populism, liberal democracy and Russia

On ethno-nationalism

On ethno-nationalism

How to act well?

How to act well?

Europe, Christianity and Islam

Europe, Christianity and Islam

Humanism and Transhumanism

Humanism and Transhumanism

Margaret Atwood: Q&A Nexus Lecture 2018

Margaret Atwood: Q&A Nexus Lecture 2018

Margaret Atwood: Nexus Lecture 2018 in Amsterdam

Margaret Atwood: Nexus Lecture 2018 in Amsterdam

Sprekers Nexus-conferentie 2018

Sprekers Nexus-conferentie 2018

Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye and Sean Wilentz on Bob Dylan

Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye and Sean Wilentz on Bob Dylan

Patti Smith on art, music and the spirit of punk

Patti Smith on art, music and the spirit of punk

Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye and Sean Wilentz on spirituality and education

Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye and Sean Wilentz on spirituality and education

People Have The Power – Patti Smith & Lenny Kaye live @ Nexus Institute 2018

People Have The Power – Patti Smith & Lenny Kaye live @ Nexus Institute 2018

Wing – Patti Smith & Lenny Kaye live @ Nexus Institute 2018

Wing – Patti Smith & Lenny Kaye live @ Nexus Institute 2018

My Blakean Year – Patti Smith & Lenny Kaye live @ Nexus Institute 2018

My Blakean Year – Patti Smith & Lenny Kaye live @ Nexus Institute 2018

The New Jerusalem – Patti Smith

The New Jerusalem – Patti Smith

Is China an alternative to Western democracy?

Is China an alternative to Western democracy?

What will be the last revolution?

What will be the last revolution?

Liberalism, education and truth

Liberalism, education and truth

Populism and proxy wars

Populism and proxy wars

Is liberalism soulless?

Is liberalism soulless?

Universalism, moral leadership and greatness

Universalism, moral leadership and greatness

Who has power?

Who has power?

The Battle of Kirkuk: a turning point in history?

The Battle of Kirkuk: a turning point in history?

Pankaj Mishra on progress and the power to do good

Pankaj Mishra on progress and the power to do good

Antony Blinken: his story and ideas

Antony Blinken: his story and ideas

Aleksandr Dugin on freedom beyond liberalism

Aleksandr Dugin on freedom beyond liberalism

Moisés Naím on The End of Power

Moisés Naím on The End of Power

Zhang Weiwei: take China into account

Zhang Weiwei: take China into account

An Apology for the Law

An Apology for the Law

The United States Constitution & Six Interpreting Tools

The United States Constitution & Six Interpreting Tools

Becoming a Supreme Court Justice

Becoming a Supreme Court Justice

Rexa Han plays Chopin’s piano études and Piano Sonata No. 2

Rexa Han plays Chopin’s piano études and Piano Sonata No. 2

Barbara Nissman and David Dubal on Franz Liszt

Barbara Nissman and David Dubal on Franz Liszt

Barbara Nissman plays Rachmaninoff’s études for piano

Barbara Nissman plays Rachmaninoff’s études for piano

David Dubal introduces Simon Barere playing Liszt and Glenn Gould playing Sweelinck

David Dubal introduces Simon Barere playing Liszt and Glenn Gould playing Sweelinck

Barbara Nissman plays Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 2

Barbara Nissman plays Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 2

Barbara Nissman plays Prokofiev’s Suggestion Diabolique

Barbara Nissman plays Prokofiev’s Suggestion Diabolique

Rexa Han plays Liszt’s paraphrase of Verdi’s Rigoletto

Rexa Han plays Liszt’s paraphrase of Verdi’s Rigoletto

Virtuosity on the piano

Virtuosity on the piano

David Dubal on virtuosity

David Dubal on virtuosity

Meet pianist Rexa Han

Meet pianist Rexa Han

David Dubal on Vladimir Horowitz and falling in love with the piano

David Dubal on Vladimir Horowitz and falling in love with the piano

On religion, identity and radical humanism

On religion, identity and radical humanism

Is justice possible in an increasingly complex world?

Is justice possible in an increasingly complex world?

What is wrong with our civilization?

What is wrong with our civilization?

Aeham Ahmad at Nexus Conference

Aeham Ahmad at Nexus Conference

On faith, reason and grace

On faith, reason and grace

What will save democracy?

What will save democracy?

Adam Zagajewski on the power of poetry

Adam Zagajewski on the power of poetry

Ágnes Heller: a witness of history

Ágnes Heller: a witness of history

Nexus Masterclass Dubravka Ugrešić: 'Nationalism. A Political Poison'

Nexus Masterclass Dubravka Ugrešić: 'Nationalism. A Political Poison'

Nexus Masterclass Dubravka Ugrešić: 'Nationalism. A political poison' Q&A

Nexus Masterclass Dubravka Ugrešić: 'Nationalism. A political poison' Q&A

Bishop Sánchez Sorondo on how the Vatican combats climate change

Bishop Sánchez Sorondo on how the Vatican combats climate change

Farida El Allaghi on women and politics

Farida El Allaghi on women and politics

Farida El Allaghi on the future of the Middle East

Farida El Allaghi on the future of the Middle East

Farida El Allaghi on Western intervention in Libya

Farida El Allaghi on Western intervention in Libya

Douglas Mwonzora on the nature of power and president Mugabe

Douglas Mwonzora on the nature of power and president Mugabe

Douglas Mwonzora on the Movement for Democratic Change

Douglas Mwonzora on the Movement for Democratic Change

Avishai Margalit on the nature of power

Avishai Margalit on the nature of power

Avishai Margalit on terrorism and saving the world

Avishai Margalit on terrorism and saving the world

Sidney Blumenthal on Lincoln, J.F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King

Sidney Blumenthal on Lincoln, J.F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King

Is the USA the world's last best hope?

Is the USA the world's last best hope?

Sidney Blumenthal on the crisis of democracy

Sidney Blumenthal on the crisis of democracy

Sidney Blumenthal on being advisor to Hillary Clinton

Sidney Blumenthal on being advisor to Hillary Clinton

Blood Oil: Leif Wenar on power issues in the oil industry

Blood Oil: Leif Wenar on power issues in the oil industry

Steven Pinker on why doom is not inevitable

Steven Pinker on why doom is not inevitable

Steven Pinker on genetically re-engineering human nature

Steven Pinker on genetically re-engineering human nature

Miroslav Volf on the human heart and human desire

Miroslav Volf on the human heart and human desire

Miroslav Volf on the importance of building bridges

Miroslav Volf on the importance of building bridges

Elif Shafak on memory and learning from the past

Elif Shafak on memory and learning from the past

Elif Shafak makes a case for women's rights in the Middle East

Elif Shafak makes a case for women's rights in the Middle East

The Divided States of America

The Divided States of America

Can popular culture explain the rise of Trump?

Can popular culture explain the rise of Trump?

Class, Race and Poverty in the USA

Class, Race and Poverty in the USA

Ukraine & EU: Yes or No?

Ukraine & EU: Yes or No?

Ukraine, EU and Russia: geopolitical motives and the suicide of democracy

Ukraine, EU and Russia: geopolitical motives and the suicide of democracy

Ukraine and the European Project

Ukraine and the European Project

Peter Sellars on the next stage for education

Peter Sellars on the next stage for education

Peter Sellars on the importance of being good at giving

Peter Sellars on the importance of being good at giving

Peter Sellars on Art

Peter Sellars on Art

Jeb Bush and Rob Riemen on Democracy Today in the USA

Jeb Bush and Rob Riemen on Democracy Today in the USA

Roger Berkowitz on refiguring American government

Roger Berkowitz on refiguring American government

Roger Berkowitz on Hannah Arendt

Roger Berkowitz on Hannah Arendt

President Trump: the end of American democracy?

President Trump: the end of American democracy?

Sean Wilentz on Bernie Sanders

Sean Wilentz on Bernie Sanders

Derek Shearer on Bernie Sanders and millennials

Derek Shearer on Bernie Sanders and millennials

Derek Shearer: three advices for Clinton

Derek Shearer: three advices for Clinton

Sean Wilentz on Donald Trump and the crisis in American democracy

Sean Wilentz on Donald Trump and the crisis in American democracy

Sean Wilentz on New York, Bob Dylan, literature and democracy

Sean Wilentz on New York, Bob Dylan, literature and democracy

Randall Kennedy on American democracy

Randall Kennedy on American democracy

Randall Kennedy on racial discrimination

Randall Kennedy on racial discrimination

Religion, Passions, Arguments

Religion, Passions, Arguments