We read section 139 of Heidegger’s Contributions, of beyng essentially occurring while beings are, of the full historical carrying out of inceptual thinking, and of the conflictual domain of strife in which beyng has been covered over by presence as paradigmatic for the interpretation of beings. We then discuss how liberalism is an obsessive flight from strife, and thus truth, via an exploration of the risk-centered medical care we received during the birth of our third child. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.