Ben Sasse on Faith, Family, and Facing Death

Former U.S. senator Ben Sasse sits down with EconTalk six months into a stage-four pancreatic cancer diagnosis that initially gave him ninety days to live. The conversation moves through faith, mortality, and what he calls the shattering of his own workaholism, alongside his pride in his marriage. Sasse also weighs in on Congress's abdication of responsibility, turmoil inside American universities, and a republic distracted by what he calls the digital casino in its pocket, according to EconTalk.

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