Globalization and the Managed Devaluation of the Western Social- Welfare Democracies
Real and raw economic insecurity is driving the electoral turmoil on both the left and the right. The anxiety is energized by the brutal awareness that the deep seated, Liberal-Enlightenment belief in...
28 Apr 201640min
From the Panama Papers to the Primary Election Process
Headlines scream: On both the Left and the Right, the Election Process is Rigged. The Panama Papers have shone a bright light into the obscure and byzantine ways political leaders and the wealthy "ste...
21 Apr 201651min
From Thoreau to Foucault: Metaphysical and Postmodern Accounts of Resistance and Civil Disobedience
As the political season of discontent continues to heat up, we have a little fun investigating Thoreau's and Foucault's account of Resistance and Civil Disobedience. In our latest episode, "From Thore...
12 Apr 20161h 5min
Civil Disobedience and the Season of Political Discontent
In recent months we have listened to Donald Trump suggest there might be riots if he is denied the Republican nomination, witnessed several acts of political violence, and now we hear the emerging cha...
4 Apr 201654min
Foucault, Disciplinary Power, And Your Threat Score
In our most recent episode, "Foucault, Disciplinary Power, And Your Threat Score," we investigate Foucault's account of Disciplinary Power and the way the primary strategies of Disciplinary Power--the...
30 Mar 20161h 1min
De-legitimization, Political Violence, and Lockean Revolution
The recent episodes of political violence, emanating from both sides of the ideological spectrum, shocked the nation. Rhetorically ratcheting up the tension, Donald Trump mused that there might be rio...
19 Mar 201655min
Fear, Death, and the Collapse of the American Political Space
In a recent interview, Noam Chomsky said, "fear, along with the breakdown of society" is responsible for the ascendency of Donald Trump's political influence. In this episode we investigate Chomsky's ...
10 Mar 201652min
The battle over fillings Scalia's seat
In our most recent episode, Walker and Professor Dungey wade into the emerging political and constitutional crisis surrounding the appointment of the next Supreme Court Justice. Has ideological confli...
18 Feb 201636min
