Mar 22, 2019
As everybody knows, today the political landscape is sharply divided. This is especially true when it comes to economic redistribution. On the right, freedom means free markets. On the left, free markets produce inequality and oppression. This framing is of course hyperbole, but it does suggest how we take for granted...
Mar 11, 2019
Rafael Khachaturian and Sean Guillory discuss their new article "Mapping the American Left." Both have been on the podcast before. Their article lists a few challenges faced by the Left in America.
"Mapping the American Left," Социология власти [Sociology of Power] Том 30 No 4 (2018).
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Feb 16, 2019
In a shorter episode, Pete and Luke are astounded by President Trump's declaration of a State of Emergency in order to find money for his border wall.
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Feb 8, 2019
A discussion about neoliberalism as a political and theoretical concept arising out of our research and reading.
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Jan 22, 2019
Pete and Luke discuss a controversial article from Andrew Sullivan, "America's New Religions," in New York Magazine. They debate the differences between small-L liberalism and small-C conservatism in political theory. They also probe the role played by religion in providing the background cultural resources for stable...