Liberalism, 'Humane' War, and Israel-Palestine w/ Samuel Moyn

In this episode, we talk to Samuel Moyn, Professor of Law and History at Yale, about US college protests over Gaza, liberalism and zionism, and how war law can enable conflict.

00:00 Intro
00:57 US college protests
06:23 Cold War liberalism and zionism
10:27 Liberal selectivity
15:42 Philosemitism as anti-semitism
19:08 Humane war
25:15 International law as a figleaf
28:51 South Africa's case at the ICJ
31:02 The crime of aggression
35:08 Sexual violence on October 7th
40:44 Shifting mentalities
45:20 Outro