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 EpisodesWhat Ails the Left?8 hrs ago • Shadi Hamid, Samuel Kimbriel, and Jonny ThakkarCameron Kasky on How Israel Lost AmericaMar 7 • Shadi Hamid, Cameron Kasky, and Damir MarusicAre We All Clavicular Now?Feb 23 • Damir Marusic, Shadi Hamid, and Christine EmbaJust 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 McFaul