Colonialism

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Deep Questions with Cal Newport, 7 September 2026. The book comes up at 49 min 30 sec in.

Mentioned as Nigel Biggar's earlier book, which examined colonialism critically from multiple angles -- acknowledging wrongs but also complexities -- and became a flashpoint with post-colonial studies scholars. Cal Newport recounts this controversy as backstory for why Biggar subsequently wrote his broader polemical critique of academia.

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