Required Reading from Liberties

By Liberties Journal

On Required Reading we talk with writers and readers about the texts — old and new — that influence or express their worldview.... more

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about Required Reading from Liberties:

How many episodes does Required Reading from Liberties have?

The podcast currently has 13 episodes available.

Required Reading from Liberties episodes:

October 04, 2024 Zack Beauchamp - The Reactionary Spirit
Zack Beauchamp joins us for a discussion about the chapter of his book The Reactionary Spirit which focuses on Carl Schmitt, Schmittian anti-liberalism, and the relationship between liberalism and democracy.
...more
32min
September 27, 2024 How We Got Here by David Shields
The writer, director, and producer David Shields discusses his new book How We Got Here with Liberties' managing editor Celeste Marcus. How We Got Here tracks the history of ideas from the enlightenment to 2024 and makes the case that the same forces which yielded post-enlightenment intellectual freedom have led to the current contempt for truth.
...more
31min
September 20, 2024 Liberalism of Fear by Judith Shklar
Public defender Elena Kagan joins Christopher McCaffery and Celeste Marcus to discuss Judith Shklar's seminal essay Liberalism of Fear.
...more
48min

FAQs about Required Reading from Liberties:

How many episodes does Required Reading from Liberties have?

The podcast currently has 13 episodes available.