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Radio 4,05 Apr 2013,10 mins

The Irrationality of Nations

A Point of View

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Every nation has a core irrationality - a belief about itself which no amount of contrary evidence can shift - says Adam Gopnik. Adam tries to uncover the core irrationality of the four nations he knows best: the United States, France, Canada and the UK.

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