<p>For eight years, Ben Rhodes served as Deputy National Security Advisor to President Obama. </p><br/><p>Now Rhodes has written a book — After the Fall: Being American in the World We've Made — about his personal post-Obama journey that sought to answer a simple question: What happened to the world, America, and himself as the undertow of history pulled us into the currents of nationalism and authoritarianism – and what we should do about it?</p><br/><p>As he learned and you’ll hear, there may be simple questions. There are no simple answers.</p><br/><p>Ben is the author of the New York Times bestseller The World as It Is, a contributor for NBC News and MSNBC, and co-host of Pod Save the World.</p><br/><p>And as mentioned, sign up for a free trial of my daily briefing newsletter: <a href="http://chrisriback.substack.com/CRC" class="linkified" target="_blank">chrisriback.substack.com/CRC</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.chrisriback.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.chrisriback.com/subscribe</a>
