Lewis Hyde
Writer and scholar of American culture and literature, author and editor who studies Thoreau and the history of ideas; the episode's featured guest discussing Thoreau and immigration enforcement.
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Apr 3, 2026 • 41min
Thoreau Meets ICE
Lewis Hyde, writer and scholar of American culture who studies Thoreau, explores what Thoreau might have said about modern immigration enforcement. He links Thoreau’s 1854 outrage to today’s deportations. Short, probing conversations trace constitutional sovereignty, sanctuary policies, secretive arrests, civil disobedience, and how citizens might defend community trust.
