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From Making Sense with Sam Harris

#490 — Lies, Bulls**t, and the Rule of Law

Published
August 25, 2026
Length
24:00

Audio is streamed from the publisher.

Show notes

Sam Harris speaks with Preet Bharara about the collapse of good faith debate in American politics. They discuss the fragmentation of media, the treatment of Anthony Fauci, the rush to prosecute political opponents, Trump's self-dealing, why indictments strengthened Trump, lying vs bullshit, tribalism and dogmatism, the failures of the Democratic Party, hypocrisy and sanctimony, restoring norms and institutions, the 2028 election, and other topics. This episode was originally recorded for the _Stay Tuned with Preet_ podcast. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at [http://samharris.org/subscribe"]( samharris.org/subscribe.