Episode

“Progress” Is Making Things Worse (w/ Sam Miller McDonald)

Podcast: Current Affairs
Published: May 5, 2026
Duration seconds: 2497
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Summary

Sam Miller McDonald is a writer and longtime Current Affairs contributor. He joins Nathan Robinson to discuss his new book Progress: How One Idea Built Civilization—and Now Threatens to Destroy It, a sweeping critique of the belief that history is a story of constant improvement.