39 minutes | Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Today On The Eric Metaxas Show, evolutionary behavioral scientist Gad Saad joins Eric to discuss his new book Suicidal Empathy: Dying To Be Kind. Saad explains why empathy is necessary but can become destructive when it is detached from reality, and how cultural relativism, postmodernism, open-border thinking, elite “luxury beliefs,” and civilizational self-doubt are weakening the West. He also explains why he remains both optimistic and deeply concerned about whether Western societies will act in time to reverse the trend.⭐ ORDER NOW:Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World📕: https://a.co/d/0ir3NlapTODAY'S SPONSORS:🪙 Grace Precious Metals: https://www.metaxasmetals.com/🛏️ MyPillow — Save BIG with code ERIC: https://www.mypillow.com/☀️ Honest, fast, and free Medicare plan guidance: https://askchapter.com/metaxas/0:00 Gad Saad Joins1:54 What Is Suicidal Empathy?3:24 Gad Saad’s Story And Academic Background9:23 When Empathy Becomes Dangerous15:06 Open Borders And Suicidal Empathy18:10 Is The West Committing Civilizational Suicide?20:22 Cultural Relativism And The Loss Of Judgment22:40 “Luxury Beliefs” And Elite Hypocrisy27:10 Can The West Still Save Itself?- - -LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ericmetaxas#EricMetaxas #TheEricMetaxasShow #News #PoliticsChapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options.