This single session will blow your mind–level up your conversation about Taylor Swift, and also your understanding of our world. … More Taylor Swift as Cultural Symptom: Coming Up Wednesday!
Why study the Liberal Arts and Sciences even if you aren’t in college, or in college but studying something else? Laurie has a conversation with the Editor in Chief of The Front Porch Republic and an Associate Professor of English at Grove City College about a book that he has co-edited, entitled The Liberating Arts: Why We Need Liberal Arts Education. … More What’s Happened to the Liberating Arts? An Interview with Jeffrey Bilbro of the Front Porch Republic
This is an interview I did recently with Clark Massey of the Simpleton Podcast. More of that podcast here: (https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb). … More Repost: Catholics, the “New Right” & Politics in 2023: My Interview on The Simpleton Podcast
This is a short selection from Laurie’s monthly political philosophy talk. This one was a reprise of a keynote talk she recently gave in Germany. In this section, the topic is the modern university and how faculty and students are impacted by neoliberal trends and management in higher education. If you like this, consider getting the entire talk, and a whole lot more, by becoming a patron of The Maurin Academy:
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Here’s a sample of Spencer’s first session on Romano Guardini’s The End of the Modern World. In his first session, Spencer introduces himself, the Maurin Academy, and covers the first chapter of the book. You can still sign up for this series either on our Eventbrite page or by supporting us on Patreon. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/romano-guardinis-the-end-of-the-modern-world-tickets-546586794817 https://www.patreon.com/maurinacademy … More Promo for Short Series: Romano Guardini’s The End of the Modern World
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Please fill out this form to be put on the email list for future Maurin Academy seminars, short series and other events. … More Dustbowl Diatribes Season 3 Preview (ft. Spencer’s Class on Guardini’s The End of the Modern World)
This Thursday at 7 p.m. US Central Time I’ll be talking about the impact of Machiavelli’s political realism on our world. Machiavelli’s philosophy represents a pivotal moment in the history of political thought–it signified deep change that eventually ushered in the liberal revolutions. I will focus on the ideas that helped shape our world, connecting the dots between his rebellion against idealism and Christian morality and the way we think today. I’d love to see you there, take your questions and hear your thoughts! … More How Machiavelli Shaped Our Modern World
I will be live on zoom tonight at 7 p.m. US Central Time to discuss a bit about Aquinas and natural law and then to focus on his views on property. I’ll compare his views on private property with the neoliberal view as exemplified by Milton Friedman. To that end, part of the session I’ll be reading a section from the draft of the book I’m currently writing. The chapter is “Ideological Strong-Arming” and I spend some time discussing how Friedman helped set up the conditions for what we now call “capitalist realism.”
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