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Chris Cutrone joins Benjamin for a discussion of political parties, focusing on the role pluralism plays in Chris' thinking about party structure.
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1:40:07
John Milton as a Political Theorist (w/Raeffe Gibson)
John Milton isn't just the author of Paradise Lost! Raeffe Gibson makes a guest appearance to discuss his role in the English Civil War.
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1:08:04
Michael Pettis as a Political Theorist
Alex and Benjamin discuss the work of Michael Pettis, putting him in conversation with older theorists of imperialism like J.A. Hobson and Vladimir Lenin.
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1:06:05
Samuel Huntington
Alex and Benjamin discuss Huntington's early emphasis on centralization and institutions, his turn toward civilizational thinking, and the position of religion - and particularly Catholicism - in his account.
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1:18:38
Frédéric Bastiat
Alex and Benjamin explore the history of political thought from the point of view of Bastiat - who threw many ancient and enlightenment thinkers together into the basket of plunderers. If we think we come from God whole and complete, the need for civic education falls away...
A podcast about political theory. Freely available to all, but we'd love your support on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/politicaltheory101
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