Anarchy & Socialism | Mark Lance

Hrishikesh Joshi dissects whether political homogeneity in academia poses a problem for democracy.He ultimately argues that universities wield significant influence over society while remaining largely insulated from democratic control. Comparing the academy to an ideological “gu ... Show More

Mark Schroeder discusses When Things Get Personal, his account of how we interpret one another and why those interpretations so often go wrong. Our interactions are filled with noise, factors that don’t reflect the person themselves, complicating what we can infer about an indivi ... Show More

Christian Miller, author of The Honesty Crisis, joins to explore the nature and ethics of honesty. He examines what it means to be honest, when lying can be morally justified, and the difference between honesty and simply telling the truth. Miller considers these questions throug ... Show More

What's the role of government in society? What do we mean when we talk about individual responsibility? What makes us free? 'Neoliberalism' might feel like a squishy term that's hard to define and understand. But this ideology, founded by a group of men in the Swiss Alps, is a po ... Show More

Is capitalism a good thing? Journalist Katherine Mangu-Ward makes the case that “weirdos” left alone to innovate and explore far-out ideas in a free market system are our best hope for the future. She asks us to reconsider our qualms about capitalism, failure and corporate death, ... Show More

What's the role of government in society? What do we mean when we talk about individual responsibility? What makes us free? 'Neoliberalism' might feel like a squishy term that's hard to define and understand. But this ideology, founded by a group of men in the Swiss Alps, is a po ... Show More

What's the role of government in society? What do we mean when we talk about individual responsibility? What makes us free? 'Neoliberalism' might feel like a squishy term that's hard to define and understand. But this ideology, founded by a group of men in the Swiss Alps, is a po ... Show More

John Regalado sits down with Mason, Gabby, James and Isabella to revisit their Surrounded debate with Patrick Bet-David. They share their experiences that led them to becoming anti-capitalist and discuss taxing the ultra-rich, enduring poverty, reimagining socialism and the poten ... Show More

<p>In pursuit of a more perfect economy, we discuss the future of work; the toxic remnants of colonization; and whether giving everyone a basic income would be genius -- or maybe the worst idea ever.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.a ... Show More

We know capitalism exacerbates injustice and inequality worldwide. So how can we fix it? Professor and social entrepreneur Manish Bhardwaj thinks we need to integrate "moral clarity" -- which he defines as "doing the right thing because it is right, and not from fear of sanction ... Show More

Capitalism is the system that has helped the world become infinitely more wealthy than it has ever been in human history, but there are problems. A disregard for the drawbacks of production like waste, pollution and inequality are often cited by people who want capitalism to be r ... Show More