Virtue Ethics vs. Modern Fashion

In this bonus episode, Nina Power and I discussed Alasdair MacIntyre’s work and the position of postliberalism in 2025. Is the West excessively individualistic, or actually excessively communitarian? Was the welfare state a terrible mistake? And did liberalism really fail?

Discussed in the episode:

https://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2025/10/how-to-save-br…