Free speech, identity politics, and the Western project with Konstantin Kisin & Glenn Fahey

In this conversation, CIS education program Director Glenn Fahey speaks with Russian-born British satirist and podcaster Konstantin Kisin about the cultural challenges facing Western democracies today.

The discussion explores challenging topics including the fracturing trust in democratic institutions, the sustainability of multiculturalism, the rise of identity politics, and the intergenerational inequality facing young people. Kisin offers a sobering analysis of why Western societies are increasingly self-critical despite unprecedented prosperity, describing our current state as a "cargo cult" that imitates rather than practises the values that made us successful.

"This is a civilisational moment. You're not going to sit this one out." For anyone concerned about cultural direction, free speech, and the future of democratic societies, this conversation provides perspectives on the personal responsibility we each have in shaping our common future.