The Reconstructionist

Recently, I sat down with my good friend Michael Pates at cylindr magazine on the Rule of Law podcast to discuss ethnocide, Reconstruction, and the work of the Sustainable Culture Lab . Honestly, most of our conversations include one of these topics, and despite the seriousness of our work, we still find a way to laugh a lot. Unlike most of our conversations, we decided to record this one. I hope...

On September 19, I spoke at Tides Advocacy’s Beyond Impact conference and explained my theory of “Freedom With” and how this understanding and implementation of freedom can make America a more expansive, inclusive, and peaceful society. The speech also details how when Americans think of “freedom” they primarily think about “Freedom From.” We understand freedom to be a freedom from an oppressor. A...

Writer and professor Justin Scott Campbell sits down with philosopher Barrett Holmes Pittner for a deep dive into “freedom with” versus “freedom from.” Together, they explore the difference between “freedom from” — liberation through separation — and “freedom with,” the ongoing practice of building shared freedom alongside others. From the Reconstruction era to present-day politics, from parenting...

As ICE raids spark protest across Los Angeles and the rest of the United States, Justin Scott Campbell and Barrett Holmes Pitner sit down for a conversation to explore how competing ideas of freedom shape public policy and everyday life. Barrett introduces “freedom with” as an alternative to the dominant, exclusion-based model of “freedom from,” and discuss what this shift in perspective could mea...

Hello Reconstructionists, I am experimenting with different types of content for the community, so I decided to record a short 10-minute recording to discuss friendship, the Iroquois’ Seven Generations Principle, and they are important sustaining and reconstructing America’s democracy. I hope all of you enjoy the recording. In the future, this type of content will become an exclusive for paid subs...