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Defending Enlightenment: Chapter 8 of The Liberal Backbone
Listen to this episode with any podcast app, at YouTube, at Substack, or here: Of all the potential causes of liberal confusion, few are more confusing than this: being reasonable has become controversial. It’s a fundamental assumption of liberal democracy that we debate our differences with reason. But now that assumption looks like a relic…
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The Liberal Backbone on WCPT Chicago with Joan Esposito
As you know if you’ve been following my posts and podcast episodes lately, I’m writing and releasing the chapters of my new book The Liberal Backbone in real…
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From Marx to Theory to Wokeness: The Liberal Backbone Chapter 5
Listen on any podcast app, at YouTube, or here: This time: the first draft of Chapter 5 of my next book, The Liberal Backbone. You can also find this and…
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We Need to Talk About Marx: Liberal Backbone Chapter 4
Listen on any podcast app, at YouTube, or here: If you’ve been following along, you know I’m presenting the first draft my…
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Liberal Backbone Chapter 3: What DOES It Mean to Be Woke?
I promised last time to clarify the meaning of the word ”woke.” In fact, it has two meanings — and they’re so…
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The Liberal Backbone, Chapter 2: Why Nothing Makes Sense
Photo: Gregor Mima, Pixelbay (Also available at Substack.) As I said in the previous chapter, liberals can be proud of being open to…
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