06/01/2026
Gad Saad delivers a field guide to what he calls the West’s “approaching stage four” crisis, arguing that the problem isn’t a lack of solutions, but a lack of will to implement them. You’ll learn why he thinks universities incubate reality-denying ideologies, how a small cadre of loud zealots can intimidate entire institutions into silence and why “suicidal empathy” (good intentions without cultural or strategic clarity) can become self-destruction, especially for Jews in the diaspora. Along the way, he breaks down why some regions (including parts of the American South) are becoming safer for visibly Jewish students, why political habits can override self-interest and the practical antidote he keeps returning to: intellectual courage, refusing to outsource responsibility and rebuilding a culture that prizes truth over social comfort.
Gad Saad delivers a field guide to what he calls the West’s “approa...
