Political Philosophy

Laurie is working on another book, following up on Ideological Possession and the Rise of the New Right with a book that more explicitly explains the religious dimensions of the current ideological divisions. This selection of the draft deals with, among other things, the difference between genuine conservatism and the radical liberalism of Milton Friedman. … More Ideological Strong-Arming:...

As we head into the weekend, contemplating the meaning of Good Friday and Easter event, Spencer and Laurie discuss the need for leadership from Christian pastors and others on the care for our common home and the building of fruitful community. Why do almost all of them not talk about it, or if anything at all, pass the buck to non-church leaders and organizations to try the liberal move of lobbyi...

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Laurie discusses DC Schindler's views on the limitations of liberal religious toleration and his argument for a better toleration that coincides with increased influence or even establishment of the Catholic Church. This subject allows Laurie to contrast Schindler's views with those of Christian anarchists and anti-empire theologians, and to explore whether or not Schindler's views are, in fact, u...

Laurie discusses Ch. 5 of DC Schinder's The Politics of the Real having to do with property and extends the reasoning into corporate property and the environment. … More The Meaning of Ownership (Politics of the Real 6)

In this segment of Laurie's series on DC Schindler's The Politics of the Real, she focuses on Schindler's critique of liberal rights and his proposal for theorizing positive rights using teleological thinking. … More Redefining Rights: Positive, Teleological Right (Politics of the Real, 5)

Laurie focuses on chapter 3 of DC Schindler's The Politics of the Real. In this chapter, Schindler argues that liberal structures cannot create real community, so even communitarian proposals for doing so fall short. Schindler also begins to hint at what he thinks would do so better. … More How Can Community Be Built? (Politics of the Real 4)

Laurie discusses Chapters 1 and 2 of DC Schindler's The Politics of the Real: The Church Between Liberalism and Integralism, In this section, she concentrates on what Schindler thinks is the fallout of liberalism, what we've gained during the rise of liberalism, why "Nature's God" is a generic or empty God, and why the American founding was not a Christian event. … More Was the American Foun...

Laurie discusses some of DC Schindler's main themes in his introduction and first chapter in The Politics of the Real: The Church Between Liberalism and Integralism. Among the arguments Schindler makes that are challenging to contemporary sensibilities: that the combination of Christianity with Roman Institutions was not a mistake but somehow an unfolding of Christianity's presence in the world, a...

Get ready for a series on DC Schindler's The Politics of the Real: The Church Between Liberalism and Integralism. This video introduces Schindler as a scholar. I discuss why I want to read his book, and something of the larger context of which it is a part. What do we make of a book written primarily for a Catholic audience, and an informed one at that? How do we approach it--and why should we do...

In this clip from Laurie Johnson's presentation in the last session of the Maurin Academy's Agricultural Biotechnology series, the problem of automation for people who need jobs the world over is discussed. The impact on ideological movements, especially right-wing nationalism, is featured in the last half of the clip. … More Retool for What? The Dark Side of Automation (Maurin Academy)

Laurie Johnson discusses McKenzie Wark's treatment of "envelope" politics and liberal accelerationism, and what politics Wark envisions if the hacker class gains a sense of their own power. Wark reveals the limits of the liberal representative state in an interesting way. … More A Hacker Manifesto: Wark on Envelope and Accelerationist Politics

Discussing how Mackenzie Wark's Hacker Manifesto applies to big Ag moves Laurie Johnson into some thoughts on information technology has not only not saved our world but made it worse? … More Meta-Morphed: Is There Any Reason for Techno-Utopian Optimism?

This is a segment from Laurie Johnson's presentation in the first session of The Maurin Academy's Fall 2022 short series on Agricultural Biotechnology and the Information Economy. She is guided by information from the first part of Jack Kloppenberg's First the Seed. The short series with Laurie Johnson and Jakob Hanschu brings Kloppenberg's scholarship to bear on McKenzie Wark's The Hacker Manifes...

In this segment from the Maurin Academy's short series on Agricultural Biotechnology and the Information Economy, Jakob Hanschu introduces some of McKenzie Wark's ideas from The Hacker Manifesto that apply to the critique of modern corporate agricultural development supplied by Jack Kloppenberg's First the Seed. … More Hackers v. Vectoralists or Percy v. Goliath (Maurin Academy Short Series...

Launching from a discussion of the Melian Dialogue in Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, Laurie Johnson discusses how the extravagant figure Alcibiades factored in to Athens eventual demise. The Melians' warnings were not heard during the dialogue, but they were felt as Athens was lured into disaster by this most fascinating charismatic character. … More Love and Betrayal Brings D...

Here's a brief overview of the values and purpose of the Maurin Academy. The Dustbowl Diatribes podcast can be found on iTunes, Google Podcasts, and Audible. Spotify thought we were a music business... Help us spread the word: https://pmaurin.org/donate/ … More What’s the Maurin Academy