ፍትህ ለሁሉም / Justice for All
Comment: Yuval is usually knowledgeable and a great writer. People, I believe, listen to him. But what he is saying in this video about communism reflects what the misinformed commoners say rather than the real meaning. It is the class, not the individual, that matters in communism says Yuval not knowing that communism is a …
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Peter Boettke discusses liberalism, the social sciences, and other topics from his recent book, “The Struggle for a Better World.” He describes liberalism as an emancipation project. From the publisher: In “The Struggle for a Better World,” Peter J. Boettke explores how the social sciences, and political economy in particular, help us understand society and …
In December 2021, IHS hosted a discussion with Robert B. Talisse on his recent book “Sustaining Democracy: What We Owe to the Other Side.” Talisse, a philosophy professor at Vanderbilt University, has conducted extensive research on the forces that divide us politically and discursively. The conversation fed off material from his first book “Overdoing Democracy: …
America’s constitutional republic finds itself in an inevitable decline, or so some would say. Political polarization, institutional distrust, and economic uncertainty threaten to fray America’s societal fabric. Decline is only inevitable, however, if we choose it. A recommitment to civic education, dedication to a common good over unilateral perfection, and civic bargaining, Americans can ensure …
A concise presentation of Spinoza’s philosophy. Watch the Video
Annie Jacobsen is an investigative journalist, New York Times bestselling author, and a 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist. Her books include, ‘Area 51’, ‘Operation Paperclip’, and ‘The Pentagon’s Brain’. Watch the Video
An African American named Homer Plessy predated Rosa Parks’ famous refusal to comply with racist transportation laws by more than 60 years. The Supreme Court upheld his conviction for sitting in a whites-only train car in Plessy v. Ferguson, leading to the Jim Crow era. Discover hard history and how “separate but equal” was far …