Exploring Elites and Democracy: Insights from Dr. Hugo Drochon

August 22, 2026

The Maurin Academy hosted Dr. Hugo Drochon for a talk on “Elites and Democracy.” The lecture originally took place on 8/15/2026. Drochon’s argument touches on a handful of thinkers, including the original “elite theorists” Gaetano Mosca, Vilfredo Pareto, and Robert Michels, as well as theorists of democracy such as Joseph Schumpeter, Robert Dahl, and Raymond Aron. … More Exploring Elites and Democracy: Insights from Dr. Hugo Drochon

Sermon on the Mount

Join Our Four-Part Series on the Sermon on the Mount, Starting Aug. 12

August 9, 2026

I interviewed Caleb Owens recently. His class starts this Wednesday, on the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount was perhaps the most important biblical inspiration for Dorothy Day, Leo Tolstoy, and others who developed Christian pacifism and direct action/mutual aid. … More Join Our Four-Part Series on the Sermon on the Mount, Starting Aug. 12

How Technical Rationality Breaks Our Bond With Nature (Creation, Food & Agriculture, Public Clip 2)

July 3, 2026

This is a segment from the second session of a class taught in the Summer of 2026 for the Maurin Academy on Creation, Food and Agriculture.

You can join the Maurin Academy’s Patreon and get access to this class and all our content recorded, or live and recorded. Get access through Patreon: https://patreon.com/maurinacademy … More How Technical Rationality Breaks Our Bond With Nature (Creation, Food & Agriculture, Public Clip 2)

Leo Strauss on Maimonides and Esoteric Writing

April 12, 2026

https://leostrausscenter.uchicago.edu/audio-transcripts/courses-audio-transcripts/ Get in on everything we do: https://patreon.com/maurinacademy Find out more about our classes and see our schedule here: Political Philosophy Podcast: https://political-philosophy.com Dustbowl Diatribes and Political Philosophy are podcasts of the Maurin Academy, which can be found on almost all podcast platforms! Follow the Maurin Academy on Instagram for notifications about upcoming events, and … More Leo Strauss on Maimonides and Esoteric Writing

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)