Basketball In The Last 60 Seconds: Ben Sasse On Mortality, Meaning, And The Future Of America
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- U.S.
- History
- US Foreign Policy
- International Affairs
- Congress
- The Presidency
- Politics, Institutions, and Public Opinion
- Education
- Science & Technology
- Innovation
- Political Philosophy
- Determining America’s Role within the World
- Reforming Ok-12 Education
- Revitalizing American Institutions
- Understanding the Effects of Technology on Economics and Governance
In December 2025, former US Senator Ben Sasse introduced that he had been recognized with stage 4 pancreatic most cancers. That’s the first matter for this far-reaching dialog about mortality, religion, and what really issues when time is brief. Sasse displays on “redeeming the time”—holding ambition frivolously, loving household extra intentionally, and resisting the urge to make politics or skilled success the middle of life.
The dialogue additionally covers Sasse’s ideas on the failures of Congress; the risks of a fragmented, attention-starved republic; the disaster of upper training; and the ethical challenges of technological abundance. Sasse speaks candidly and movingly about remorse, forgiveness, prayer, and struggling—arguing that whereas dying is an actual enemy, it doesn’t get the ultimate phrase.
Recorded on February 9, 2026.
