Homo Sacer: Sovereignty, Bare Life, and Modern Political Power

March 20, 2026

Starting March 25, 2026, I’m teaming up with Jakob Hanschu to co-teach a short course titled “Agamben’s Homo Sacer: Sovereignty, Bare Life, and Modern Political Power.” The course will involve a systematic working through of Giorgio Agamben’s Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life.” The course will start on March 25 and continue for four consecutive Wednesdays. … More Homo Sacer: Sovereignty, Bare Life, and Modern Political Power

Historicism’s Deadly Effect on Thinking (Persecution and the Art of Writing, 4)

February 28, 2026

In her public podcast, which you can also find on pretty much all podcast platforms, Laurie has been reading and discussing Leo Strauss’s book Persecution and the Art of Writing, and this is the last video on the chapter in the book by the same name. Next time, she’ll discuss Strauss’s next chapter, on Maimonides’ esoteric writing. … More Historicism’s Deadly Effect on Thinking (Persecution and the Art of Writing, 4)

Fair Labor Standards in the United States: A Conversation With Constitutional Law Expert John Fliter

December 20, 2025

Dr John Fliter, author of U.S. vs. Darby Lumber Co.: The Triumph of Fair Labor Standards (University Press of Kansas, 2025), is our guest today. The interview covers the history of the struggle for fair labor standards in the US, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the state of labor today. … More Fair Labor Standards in the United States: A Conversation With Constitutional Law Expert John Fliter

Dislocation as a Symptom of Modernity: The Case of Peter Maurin (Recent Talk)

December 13, 2025

This is my talk from a recent visit to Milwaukee to view Maurin documents at Marquette University. It was part of a Catholic Worker roundtable with Lincoln Rice. It represents my initial thoughts on how Maurin’s life, in some ways, is a microcosm of modern dislocation, not any extensive research on Maurin, which is ongoing. … More Dislocation as a Symptom of Modernity: The Case of Peter Maurin (Recent Talk)

Starting Tonight: The Art of the Commonplace: A New Class on Wendell Berry’s Collection of Agrarian Essays

October 29, 2025

Starting tonight Dr. Jeremy Cowan will lead a class on Wendell Berry’s classic, “The Art of the Commonplace” starting October 29 and running for four consecutive Wednesdays. You can find out more about this class and how to join on Patreon below. We hope you can join us!

What AI Means (And Doesn’t Mean) for Our World, with Stephen Paff (Excerpt)

October 25, 2025

Stephen Paff, host of Democracy Demythologized and author of the Ethnodata blog joined Laurie for a conversation about AI. This is a short segment of a longer conversation and discussion with patrons of the Maurin Academy. … More What AI Means (And Doesn’t Mean) for Our World, with Stephen Paff (Excerpt)