The Western liberal democratic order is in crisis. If it collapses or significantly wanes in power, what will replace it? A long period of chaos and massive human suffering? Regressive authoritarianism? Or, reading the signs of the times, could we arrive at a synthesis which learns from liberalism’s mistakes while preserving its best features?

Today’s guest is Jonah Bennett, editor-in-chief of a fascinating new online magazine called Palladium which is devoted to constructing what could be called the post-liberal synthesis. Palladium Magazine seeks to foster the perspective of a responsible elite, with high-quality, non-ideological coverage of everything from geopolitics to video-game addiction to the crisis in Ivy League institutions.

Links

Transcript of this podcast https://medium.com/@thejonahbennett/responsible-elites-podcast-transcript-7fb270681280

A few Palladium articles:

“Towards The Post-Liberal Synthesis”, Jonah Bennett https://palladiummag.com/2018/09/29/towards-the-post-liberal-synthesis/

 “The Real Problem At Yale Is Not Free Speech”, Natalia Dashan https://palladiummag.com/2019/08/05/the-real-problem-at-yale-is-not-free-speech/

“My Time On A Terror Trial Jury”, Wolf Tivy https://palladiummag.com/2019/09/05/my-time-on-a-terror-trial-jury/

“The American Dream Is Alive In China,” Jean Fan https://palladiummag.com/2019/10/11/the-american-dream-is-alive-in-china/

 “The New Authoritarian Hungary That Isn’t”, Will Collins https://palladiummag.com/2019/05/06/the-new-authoritarian-hungary-that-isnt/

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