Liberties Journal

The DC Salon

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A monthly conversation hosted by Liberties Journals at which dozens come together to discuss a question of pressing philosophical concern. This is a community of kind, curious, and intelligent discourse. Join us!

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Sixth Episode - David Greenberg 25.04.2021 43:45

David Greenberg talks with Celeste Marcus about the process of renaming public spaces and buildings, concerns about how such decisions are  made, and suggestions for how best to think about them.

Fifth Episode - Leon Wieseltier 16.04.2021 48:13

Leon Wieseltier and Celeste Marcus discuss the catastrophe in Syria: "We’re commemorating two terrible things: the destruction of a country and a society by the worst imaginable means… and the failure of the United States to do a damn thing about it.”

Third Episode - Shawn McCreesh 18.01.2021 35:11

Shawn McCreesh talks with Celeste Marcus about what it was like to grow up in a suburb of Philadelphia ravaged by the opioid crisis.

Second Episode - Michael Ignatieff 14.01.2021 37:03

Michael Ignatieff, rector of Central European University, chats with Celeste Marcus about what it was like to watch America desecrate its own sacred institutions from Europe, and what that desecration represents for the United States and the world.

First Episode - Leon Wieseltier 04.01.2021 22:11

 Leon Wieseltier and Celeste Marcus talk about hope and fear, and how to keep our heads in all our crises. 