Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States, once quipped that common sense without education is better than education without common sense. More than two centuries later, the country he helped found is more divided than ever, with one of the fault lines running right between common sense and academic high-mindedness, between the average Joe and those who see him as a deplorable anachronism. Can these two positions ever find common ground? To discuss this, Oksana is joined by Spencer Critchley, communications consultant and author of ‘Patriots of Two Nations: Why Trump Was Inevitable and What Happens Next’.
