social contract

Episode 180: Foucault’s “Fearless Speech” (Parrhesia)

Who, if anyone, is speaking truth to power?

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Episode 178: Totalitarianism (with Peg Birmingham)

Can democracy be saved from totalitarianism?

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Episode 176: The Establishment Clause

Where’s the line between church and state?

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Episode 175: DEI Then and Now (with Paul Breines)

Freedom Rider Paul Breines joins us to talk about the three most dangerous letters in the alphabet.

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Episode 171: Trust

Can anyone be trusted anymore?

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Episode 169: Responsibility

How, and for what, are we responsible?

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Episode 167: Revenge

The HBS hosts unpack the complexities of a dish best served cold.

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Episode 163: Justice

The HBS hosts survey theories of justice from the ancients to the present.

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Episode 153: The Gutenberg Parenthesis (with Jeff Jarvis)

Are we nearing the end of the Age of “Print”? And, if so, what comes next?

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Episode 149: Voting

Does voting matter?

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