# The Fate of the West **URL:** **By** Bill Emmott, Trevor Burrus, Aaron Ross Powell **Published:** August 4, 2017 --- Bill Emmott joins us to talk about his new book, _The Fate of the West: The Battle to Save the World’s Most Successful Political Idea_. Bill Emmott joins us this week to talk about his new book, [_The Fate of the West: The Battle to Save the World’s Most Successful Political Idea_](https://www.amazon.com/Fate-West-Battle-Successful-Political/dp/1781257345/) (2017). Is the West in decline and if so, can we do anything about it? Is more inequality part of what's causing this decline? Why aren't Western economies aren't as dynamic as they used to be? **Show Notes and Further Reading** Trevor mentions these previous Free Thoughts episodes about free speech on college campuses: - ["Campus Freedom" with Robby Soave](https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/campus-freedom) - ["Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate" with Greg Lukianoff](https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/campus-censorship-and-the-end-of-american-debate)