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Demeritocracy: Should We Still Believe in Meritocracy?
Episode 9
Total faith in meritocracy leads to the dangerous belief that all social winners and losers are wholly deserving. Instead, we need an economy of grac…
3 years, 4 months ago
Neoliberalism and Higher Education
Episode 15
This episode is a roundtable discussion on the influence of the neoliberal project on higher education. Our guests are Professor Emeritus Frank Fear …
3 years, 4 months ago
21st Century Citizenship: What Does It Mean to be a Citizen in America?
Episode 7
What does it mean to be a citizen in America in 2017?
Guests
Danielle Allen, Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics and University Professo…3 years, 4 months ago
Bin Xu, "The Culture of Democracy: A Sociological Approach to Civil Society" (Polity Press, 2022)
Episode 267
Against the bleak backdrop of pressing issues in today’s world, civil societies remain vibrant, animated by people’s belief that they should and can …
3 years, 5 months ago
Char Miller, "Natural Consequences: Intimate Essays for a Planet in Peril" (Chin Music, 2022)
Episode 138
A collection of 42 essays meditating on both California’s natural gifts and its natural disasters, Natural Consequences: Intimate Essays for a Planet…
3 years, 5 months ago
Ellen Cassedy, "Working 9 to 5: A Women's Movement, a Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie" (Chicago Review Press, 2022)
Episode 186
Today I talked to Ellen Cassedy about her new book Working 9 to 5: A Women's Movement, a Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie (Chicago Review Press, 20…
3 years, 5 months ago
(In)efficiency: Should Efficiency be a Moral Value?
Episode 4
Efficiency has moved from a technique for measuring machines to a widely held moral value. But at what cost?
Guests
Jennifer Alexander, Associate Prof…3 years, 5 months ago
Vanessa A. Bee, "Home Bound: An Uprooted Daughter's Reflections on Belonging" (Astra, 2022)
Episode 73
Vanessa A. Bee is a consumer protection lawyer with a freelancing habit. Primarily interested in inequality, corporate power, the American Left, and …
3 years, 5 months ago
Comedies of 'Fair Use': Lewis Hyde on Owning Art and Ideas
Episode 53
In April 2006, The Institute held a two day symposium about copyright and intellectual property, titled Comedies of Fair Use. In this session, Lewis …
3 years, 5 months ago
Martha C. Nussbaum, "Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility" (Simon & Schuster, 2022)
Episode 45
A revolutionary new theory and call to action on animal rights, ethics, and law from the renowned philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum.
Animals are in trou…
3 years, 5 months ago