Kresta in the Afternoon – August 1, 2023 – Hour 2

Author: Bryant Schoenle Published on: August 1, 2023 Published in: Al Kresta

John Burger shares the story of Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk’s ongoing faith in Ukraine.

When Politics becomes Therapy

American politics have traditionally been a fight between competing interests or ideologies. Today there is a new element – fights between competing illusions. People defend their false vision of reality against another false vision of reality, and against reality itself. Dr. Ronald Dworkin joins us.

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When Politics Becomes Therapy

Ronald Dworkin — Ronald W. Dworkin, M.D., Ph.D, has practiced anesthesiology in a large medical center for thirty years. He is an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies and Culture at University of Virginia. He taught political philosophy and medicine and society in the George Washington University Honors Program, and worked as a Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute, where he headed up its Medicine, Society, and Culture project. He writes about medicine and society, and American culture and politics, for The Wall Street Journal, The American Interest, National Affairs, The New Atlantis, First Things, and other publications. He's the author of several books including Artificial Happiness: The Dark Side of the New Happy Class and Medical Catastrophe: Confessions of An Anesthesiologist. Visit him at ronaldwdworkin.com

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A Ukrainian Bishop's Journey of Faith Practical Atheism

The Russian war in Ukraine is entering its seventeenth month. What was once a daily lead story in mainstream news has been pushed to the back burner as other stories arise. There is nothing Moscow would like better than for us to “Move on.” John Burger has talked with Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk about his journey of faith, and he returns today with more of the story.