James Harrigan: Teaching in Iraq

0:00 – Intro: James Harrigan of AIER and Words & Numbers
1:06 – Thirty years of cigars and a humidor that fits four people
2:11 – Buying cigars in bulk at the sweet spot
3:16 – Why Cuban cigars aren't the best anymore
4:24 – Nicaraguan volcanic tobacco
5:27 – Lou's dad and the cigar cutter
7:37 – Knowing who made your cigar
9:48 – The viral clip that got everybody worked up
10:49 – A neo-Nazi greets James: "Not brothers"
12:56 – White power and thrash metal
14:59 – Dean of the American University of Iraq-Sulaimani
16:05 – Living in Iraq during the Arab Spring
17:09 – Deans in pop culture
18:13 – How a philosopher ended up in Kurdistan
21:29 – Kurds, Arabs, and Turkmen on campus
23:33 – The best job he'll never have again
24:39 – The bazaar and three hours to buy light bulbs
25:43 – Rich on an American salary
26:45 – Criticisms of the Bush administration
27:51 – Disaster or lifesaver? It's complicated
28:54 – Studying Plato and learning to listen
31:07 – Clan-based societies and individual rights
32:11 – A pluralistic society of chosen clans
33:18 – Teaching American government to Iraqi Kurds
34:21 – Accused of being a missionary
35:26 – Convinced he was CIA
36:26 – What the bad guys really looked like
38:34 – Nonprofit work and teaching with Anthony Davies
39:40 – Making economics understandable
41:47 – Why struggling colleges should close
42:49 – Is college still worth it?
44:58 – Plumbers, electricians, and the military
46:02 – Grievance studies vs. useful degrees
47:06 – Learn it from a book or YouTube
50:19 – Politics is downstream from culture
51:22 – TV matters more than Congress
52:29 – Entertainment around the campfire
54:37 – Marillion and Genesis with Lou's brother
57:45 – What lasts is what people love
58:50 – A boutique world where anything is easy to find
59:52 – Leisure, abundance, and modern complaints
1:02:01 – Why people want what America has and wrap-up