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Fascism and the American Right (w/ Shane Burley)Listen now (54 min) | A conversation about the nature of fascism and how it's found increasing purchase in the mainstream of the American right.

Mar 29

Mere tolerance is necessary for liberalism to function, but liberalism becomes stronger if we can move beyond it.

Mar 21

The argument that AI image generators steal from artists would mean that all artists are thieves.

Mar 31

The Necessity of Digital Free Speech (w/ Matthew Feeney)Listen now (51 min) | Progressives and conservatives risk doing real damage to freedom of expression in their campaigns against "Big Tech."

Mar 15

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That people feel less comfortable expressing all their beliefs than they used to doesn't tell us much about the state of free speech in America.

Mar 9

The moral panic about drag shows says more about what conservatives find to be sexual than it does about what's appropriate for kids.

Mar 6

The virtues upon which liberalism depends also make us better people.

Mar 2

Tolerance and Liberalism (w/ Andrew Jason Cohen)Listen now (51 min) | A liberal society is a tolerant one. It's a society that allows for pluralism in preferences, lifestyles, religions, and…

Mar 1

Some more likely possibilities to consider before accepting that God belives it's wrong to be LGBT.

Feb 27

Bigotry is bigotry, even if the bigots are in the majority.

Feb 23

What Democracy Demands of Us (w/ Kevin J. Elliott)Listen now (48 min) | Listen at: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | RSS My guest today is Kevin J. Elliott, Assistant Professor of…

Feb 15

On the conservative desire to build philosophical systems out of mere distastes.

Feb 10

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Ethics, culture, politics, philosophy, and the case for radical liberalism.

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