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AI is a Political Problem | The New Polity Declaration

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Every new technology affects the whole of society, granting humanity new power over itself and power over others. AI has the potential to massively centralize power in the hands of a few, reduce the scope of human freedom, and produce the illusion that humanity could and even should be surpassed and replaced. In this podcast, the editors of New Polity, Marc Barnes, Andrew Willard Jones, Michael Boland, and Alex Denley, discuss the current AI moment and the principles of New Polity's AI Declaration.

Read the declaration here: https://newpolity.com/blog/ai-declara...

Check out our event, The Catholic AI Summit: https://www.catholicaisummit.com/

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What did Pope Pius XII think about America?

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In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Reuben Slife discuss Pope Pius XII’s 1939 letter to America on the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the hierarchy of bishops. They discuss both Pope Pius’s praise for America and his warnings regarding the degradation of the family and cultural decline of the pre-war era.

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Grab a copy of America in the Mystery of Christ and the Church by David L. Schindler with an introduction and edited by Reuben Slife.

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Why Employee Ownership Works w/ Flocknote CEO Matthew Warner

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Does employee ownership really work? Matthew Warner, founder and CEO of Flocknote, says it certainly does. In this podcast, Marc Barnes interviews Matthew on his experience transitioning Flocknote to an employee owned company, and the benefits it brings to his company. They also discuss Catholic Social Teaching on ownership and labor, and how Catholics can incorporate these teachings.

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AI: The Hype vs The Real

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Marc Barnes and Alex Denley are happy to announce the next New Polity Magazine, Issue 7.3, on AI: The Hype vs The Real. In this podcast, they discuss the loss of textual communities, AI generated homilies, the technocratic paradigm, and other topics from the new magazine.

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New Polity is starting a blog series on AI with new articles every Friday. Subscribe to our email list here: https://newpolity.com/essays/#subscribe

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From Catholic Blogs to Social Media Algorithms w/ Joe Heschmeyer

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Marc Barnes and Joe Heschmeyer are from the old world of the Catholic blogosphere. With catchy titles like "Bad Catholic" and "Shameless Popery," the Catholic blogs were the place for long comment threads and an active community. Social media has made that community mostly obsolete, and social media is the default place where people go. In this podcast, they discuss producing content for social media algorithms and how to preserve and encourage attention. New Polity is running a summer sale on all our books and magazines! Check it out here: https://newpolity.com/summer-sale

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Here is the essay by Simone Weil referenced by Joe: https://rohandrape.net/ut/rttcc-text/...

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Fear and Trembling in Las Vegas w/ Author Will Hoyt

In The Seven Ranges, Will Hoyt sought answers to how and why small, self-sufficient landholders in eastern Ohio consented to the destruction of once-thriving townships and even topography itself via strip mining in the 1960s. In his new sequel, Fear and Trembling in Las Vegas, Hoyt describes the collapse of Western Civilization as experienced by residents in eastern Ohio, Cleveland, and Michigan between 1994 and 2024. In this podcast, Marc Barnes interviews Will Hoyt about his new book and how a sense of America and its grandeur can be brought back.

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The Nation-Saving Prayer of Judith | The Book of Judith Part 3

In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Star Plato discuss the final chapters of the Book of Judith. Specifically, they look at the prayer at the end of the Book, where Judith praises God for victory.

This is final part of the series on Judith. You can view the full series here.

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What Was the Americanist Heresy? (Did it Really Exist?)

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America is a special place. And, it even has it's own heresy. In this podcast, Reuben Slife and Marc Barnes discuss Leo XIII's condemnation of "Americanism," and the controversy that it caused. Some US bishops replied to the Pope that no one actually adhered to Americanism, and that it was effectively a "phantom heresy." But, is there something particular to the American way of being Catholic that needs correction? How does this teaching on Americanism relate to America today, on the 250th anniversary?

New Polity Press has just released a new book by David L. Schindler, America in the Mystery of Christ and the Church, which address this central question: What does it mean to be holy in America? Order it now at https://newpolity.com/books-in-invent...

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The Political Philosophy of Magnifica Humanitas

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Magnifica Humanitas has been called the "AI Encyclical," but there's far more to the document: a thorough analysis of Catholic Social Doctrine, an extensive treatment of modern warfare, and how power works in the world today. In this podcast, Alex Denley and Andrew Willard Jones discuss the political philosophy of Magnifica Humanitas, and how the Pope's analysis helps us to understand our future with AI, how the powerful will use it, and what we as Christians can do about it.

Spend some time reading (and re-reading) the encyclical here: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html

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The Anti-Chatbot Alliance: New Polity Goes to Washington

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The anti-chatbot alliance is growing. With support from the Future of Life Institute, New Polity is hosting a landmark event on AI next spring in Pittsburgh, bringing together leading Catholic organizations and thinkers to discuss, debate, and chart a path for our world with AI. Event details and tickets will be forthcoming at newpolity.com/events. In this podcast, Marc Barnes interviews participants at the Future of Life event in Washington D.C. on their projects, thinking on AI, and how an anti-chatbot alliance can be formed.

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Shon Pan is a former technologist and author of "What Christians Should Know About AI: Navigating Artificial Intelligence with Biblical Wisdom.”

Michael Marinaccio is the Executive Director of the Center for Responsible Tech.

Michael Toscano is Senior Fellow and Director of the Family First Technology Initiative at the Institute for Family Studies.

Lily Abadal is an assistant professor of instruction at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. Her research focuses on virtue ethics and moral formation, particularly in relation to emerging technologies.