The Curious Task

Adam Bartha — Is Populism a Threat to Liberalism?

Alex Aragona and Adam Bartha discuss whether populism is a threat to liberalism and what political landscapes look like after political realignment.

References from Episode 30 with Adam Bartha:

• You can read Adam’s article referenced in this episode here
• You can read Dr. Steven Davies’ article on The Great Realignment here

Jacob Levy — How Should Liberals Think of Civil Society?

Jacob Levy speaks with Alex about how liberals should approach the ideas of freedom of association and civil society, and what that means for the way groups interact with other groups and the state. 

References from Episode 29 with Jacob Levy:

• You can purchase Jacob Levy’s book Rationalism, Pluralism, and Freedom on Amazon Canada here
• You can purchase the book Seeing Like a State by James C. Scott, which was mentioned by Jacob on the podcast, at Amazon Canada here

Vincent Geloso — Should We Care About Inequality?

Alex Aragona speaks with economist Vincent Geloso about whether we should care about inequality, and how we should approach measuring and understanding it. 

References from Episode 28 with Vincent Geloso:

• For further reading, you can check out this paper written by Vincent Geloso and Steve Horwitz, one of our other previous podcast guests, here

Trevor Burrus — How Has The Drug War Failed?

Alex Aragona speaks with Trevor Burrus as he explores the many ways the drug war has failed drug addicts and society.

References from Episode 27 with Trevor Burrus:

• You can read the article ‘Locked Up and Loaded’ that Alex refers to in this episode that was written by Trevor here