Pete Peterson, Dean of the School Of Public Policy at Pepperdine University, merges the ideologies of spirituality and politics, chats about communitarianism, the limitations of ideology and the importance of the ideals and promises as outlined in the U.S. Constitution. We also discuss systemic racism and the role friendship plays in healing the divide in our country.
5:00 - Pete's journey to public policy and the idea of calling
10:20 - How and why spirituality and politics converge and the effects of loneliness on politics
18:30 - The pitfall of 'expert' information outside a greater context of health
24:00 - The fear of death
33:40 - Communitarianism
44:00 - The limitations of ideology and loss of local policy
48:00 - The importance of the U.S. Constitution and its ideals and promises
53:00 - Systemic racism, race and education and sustaining a standard of excellence
57:00 - The role of friendship and healing divides
1:00:00 - The mass exodus of California and the Governor's recall
https://publicpolicy.pepperdine.edu/academics/faculty/pete-peterson/
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