(Re)Imagining Liberty
By Aaron Ross Powell
Hosted by Aaron Ross Powell. Produced by Landry Ayres.
(Re)Imagining LibertyApr 06, 2022
"Does Political Liberty Require Social Liberalism?" w/ Stephanie Slade
One of the difficult, and interesting, questions a system of political liberty needs to deal with is how to approach differing conceptions of what the good life looks like and how people ought to behave.
We can say that the government shouldn't interfere in people's lifestyle choices, but does that mean we should also say that being pro-liberty means being pro- every choice people might make, as long as it's peaceful?
My guest today is Stephanie Slade (@sladesr), a senior editor at Reason Magazine. She recently published an article about this very issue. About whether a commitment to political and economic liberty necessarily entails a commitment to and celebration of social liberalism and cultural progressivism.
Stephanie and I diverge in some ways in how we answer that question. Which makes it an important discussion to have.
We talk about whether libertarianism is only a political project, or if it's an ethical one, too.
We talk about the role of social conservatism in a free society, how both the left and the right are too quick to use the state to enforce their social preferences, and how we can have a more tolerant world and more just world if we'd all just mutually disarm a little.
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Produced by Landry Ayres. Podcast art by Sergio R. M. Duarte.
Music: Finding the Balance by Kevin MacLeod | Link | License
"How To Be a Better Advocate for Liberty" w/ Cory Massimino
Welcome to the inaugural episode of (Re)Imagining Liberty.
My goal for today's conversation was to set the direction and tone of the whole (Re)Imaginging Liberty podcast going forward. And to do that, I brought on my friend Cory Massimino (@corymassimino), a philosophy student and a fellow at the Center for a Stateless Society.
He's also one of the smartest young scholars I know, and our talks and Twitter debates over the last several years played a large part in the evolution of my thinking.
In today's episode:
- We talk about the need for the liberty movement to decouple from its historical alliance with conservatism and the American right.
- We explore the ways reading outside of your comfort zone and exposing yourself to ideas you're inclined to disagree with can be hugely beneficial.
- And we wander into topics like liberty and virtue and libertarianism as a project of emancipation.
Support the show and get every episode two weeks early, as well as access to the Discord community.
https://www.patreon.com/ReImaginingLiberty
Produced by Landry Ayres. Podcast art by Sergio R. M. Duarte.
Music: Finding the Balance by Kevin MacLeod | Link | License
A Brief Introduction to (Re)Imagining Liberty
Welcome to a preview of (Re)Imagining Liberty, the new podcast from Aaron Ross Powell, former co-host of Free Thoughts. (Re)Imagining Liberty is a show exploring the ideas of radical freedom, genuine liberalism, and an inclusive vision of political, economic, and social liberty.
Support the show and get every episode a week early!
https://www.patreon.com/ReImaginingLiberty
Produced by Landry Ayres. Podcast art by Sergio R. M. Duarte.
Music: Finding the Balance by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3755-finding-the-balance
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license