Political Philosophy Podcast

Is modern social justice activism a threat to free speech, or the project of liberal democracy more broadly? Thomas Prosser and I offer differing interpretations of this new ideological project.

A short promo episode for my first book- 'What is Freedom? conversations with Historians, Philosophers, & Activists' published with OUP, out November, and available to pre-order now.  Featuring a foreword by Cecile Fabre and an introduction by me, the book includes contributions from Elizabeth Anderson, Mary Frances Berry, Ian Dunt, Michael Freeden, Nancy Hirschmann, Omar Khan, Dale Martin, Orlando Patterson, Phillip Pettit, John Skorupski, Peter Tatchell, and Zephyr Teachout. Pre-order on Amazon:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0197572227/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_DTPBVTGX5YJHMPE1ZBQ0 OUP:  https://global.oup.com/academic/product/what-is-freedom-9780197572221?lang=en&cc=us (Patreon's won't be charged for this, it's not a full episode)

Is J S Mill's liberty principle bad political philosophy because he fails to define harm? I try to give this 'conventional' read a fair shake while also giving you my own view that the principle is . . . good, actually. On Liberty by Aquarusa - https://aquarusa.wordpress.com/2021/08/02/on-liberty-1859/ Website - https://www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com Patreon -

A history of abortion law in America from Roe to the present with analysis of the key issues raised in legal and political philosophy. Website: https://www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcast

Molly Ball joins the Podcast to discuss her new book, Pelosi. We cover the career of the first woman Speaker of the house, divisions on the left, and the skill of governance. Pelosi: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pelosi-Molly-Ball/dp/1250252865 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcast Blog: https://www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/blog

A crossover episode with Alexis Papazoglou of The Philosopher & The News Podcast. We discuss Brexit and Freedom, Berlin's positive and negative distinction, and J S Mill.

Ian Dunt returns to the podcast for a pig picture talk on liberalism - What is it's future after trump, how does/should the ideology manage conflict, what are the differences between the UK and US left? We cover a lot and end on an uncharacteristically (for us) optimistic note.

Can the political theory of time help us make sense of our feeling that 2020 was a uniquely bad - and in some ways unreal - year?

Taking on audience questions I give a retrospective on the Trump era, my analysis of it, what I think lies ahead, and where progressives should go from here.

In part two I look at the different mindsets people approach voting with and develop an argument against seeing the act as expressive of an individual identity.