Wisdom of CrowdsEpisode 1: Healthy Assimilation or White Supremacy?1×0:00Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -1:05:14-1:05:14Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.Episode 1: Healthy Assimilation or White Supremacy?The salad bowl is worse than the melting pot.Damir Marusic and Shadi HamidJul 26, 2019ShareIn the inaugural episode of this ongoing experiment, Shadi and Damir talk about how inherent tensions in American identity—between inclusion and assimilation—are being tugged apart in perhaps unhealthy ways.Discussion about this episodeCommentsRestacksWisdom of CrowdsAgreement is nice. Disagreement is better.Agreement is nice. Disagreement is better.SubscribeListen onSubstack AppSpotifyRSS FeedAppears in episodeDamir MarusicShadi HamidRecent EpisodesJust How Worried Should We Be About AI?Feb 15 • Damir Marusic and Samuel KimbrielAmerican Exceptionalism on TrialFeb 3 • Shadi Hamid, Trita Parsi, and Alex GroddWhat the New Right Actually BelievesJan 27 • Samuel Kimbriel, Christine Emba, and Laura K. FieldVenezuela and Its ConsequencesJan 9 • Damir Marusic and Shadi HamidHow Democracies Can Get Their Mojo BackDec 28, 2025 • Damir Marusic, Shadi Hamid, and Michael McFaulHoliday Special: The Case for a New American FoundingDec 24, 2025 • Wisdom of CrowdsWhy are Charismatic Demagogues So Attractive?Dec 14, 2025 • Damir Marusic, Samuel Kimbriel, and Nils GilmanDo We Crave Intensity in Our Lives?Dec 8, 2025 • Damir Marusic and Christine Emba