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Shermer and Morris discuss: the history of Big/Deep History \\u2022 the US, UK, Europe and the West in the context of Russia and China and his book Why the West Rules \\u2014 for Now \\u2022 Russia\\u2019s war on Ukraine in the context of his book War: What is it Good For? \\u2022 the future of energy and civilization in the context of his book Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels \\u2022 \\u201cnational character\\u201d \\u2022 the similarities and differences in people from the US, UK, and Europe \\u2022 China and the future of energy and political power \\u2022 what Britain was like 8000 years ago \\u2022 the major transitions in British history \\u2022 Nigel Farage and Brexit, and 5 things that matter then and now: Identity, Mobility, Prosperity, Security, Sovereignty \\u2022 Adam Smith and the economic revolution \\u2022 counterfactual history \\u2022 slavery \\u2022 the role of ideas in history (civil rights, rule of law, justice, etc.) \\u2022 colonialism \\u2022 postcolonialism \\u2022 reparations \\u2022 immigration and migration in history and today.

Ian Morris is the Jean and Rebecca Willard Professor of Classics and Professor in History at Stanford University and the author of the critically acclaimed Why the West Rules \\u2014 for Now, as well as The Measure of Civilization: How Social Development Decides the Fate of Nations; Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels: How Human Values Evolve; and War! What is it Good For? He has published many scholarly books and has directed excavations in Greece and Italy. His new book is Geography is Destiny: Britain\\u2019s Place in the World: A 10,000-Year History.