My Freedom, My Rights, and the End of the Social Contract
In the last two years we have seen an explosion in assertion of "absolute freedom" and "absolute rights" in the social and political crisis surrounding vaccines and the government's authority to manda...
15 Okt 20211h 5min
Texas and the Theologico-Political Crisis
"I have longer to please the dead than please the living here." (Sophocles, Antigone). With these chilling words, Antigone sets in motion a Theologico-Political Crisis that will devour the Royal Famil...
23 Sep 202155min
We Are Back
After an extended break, Walker and Professor Dungey return! In this, "we are back," episode we examine where we are, and identify three main ideas to contextualize what is happening and where we are...
9 Sep 202158min
Becoming Mortal Gods and the End of Liberal Democracy
A critical theme running throughout Modern, and Modern Liberal Political Theory is the recognition of, and consequences that result from, the Death or Displacement of God. Ever since Machiavelli Displ...
27 Mar 20191h 31min
The Age of Acquisition and the Perfection of Inequality
The Washington Post proclaims: "The GOP Tax Reform is a Scam." As Millions of working and middle class people are discovering that their tax returns are either significantly lower, or, that they actua...
27 Feb 20191h 18min
Government Shutdown, Executive Power, and the Coming Authoritarianism
As the Institutions and Processes of Government continue to falter and breakdown, another Government Shutdowns looms, and the ominous threat of a Declaration of National Emergency darkens the American...
14 Feb 20191h 4min
The State of Nature, Social Contract, and Guns
In the wake of yet another mass shooting that left 17 young people dead at a high school in Parkland, Florida, the nation is once again torn apart by suffering and vicious ideological debate about gun...
4 Apr 20181h 10min
