In the context of wrapping up JD Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy book club, Laurie talks about how she reads books without getting angry, even if she’s not too happy with the authors. Join Laurie’s Email List for Exclusive Updates on The Gap in God’s Country https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclBQaeXturmSm-F1ZuhDWcqXXFZZiBq2ScKjIe-MbFrAYdNA/viewform…

Prof. Martin Chung (Hong Kong Baptist University/Center for the Study of Ethnic Conflict, Queens University Belfast) gave a lecture to the Maurin Academy introducing us to Catholic Social Teaching on economic life and the international community. Dr. Chung’s lecture is followed by questions from Laurie Johnson and Spencer Hess. Maurin Academy Patre…

Laurie Johnson talks about her new book, published by Wipf & Stock, Cascade Books, and about her upcoming live sessions discussing themes from the book. Synopsis of the book: https://pmaurin.org/2024/10/23/published-the-gap-in-gods-country-a-longer-view-on-our-culture-wars/ Wipf & Stock page: https://wipfandstock.com/9781666737400/the-gap-in-gods-c…

Jordan Daniel Wood’s book is The Whole Mystery of Christ: Creation as Incarnation in Maximus the Confessor: https://undpress.nd.edu/9780268203474/the-whole-mystery-of-christ/ This is a part of a longer discussion from the Maurin Academy’s Communio Reading Group, which meets every 3rd Saturday of the month at 4 p.m. US Central Time. To get involved …

Direct link to DePaul University Political Scientist Dr. David Lay William’s book and e-book, The Greatest of All Plagues: How Economic Inequality Shaped Political Thought from Plato to Marx: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691171975/the-greatest-of-all-plagues?srsltid=AfmBOoouC6GyFyOl3Elvzagqym3OgW-ohnU_ydH4vwXy6E0Nz3OpVb34 Join La…

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Laurie discusses the phenomenon of generational trauma and repeating the same stupid mistakes, a syndrome caused by long-term generational poverty and exposure to prejudice, in the process of unpacking JD Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy Chapters 3 and 4. She’ll respond to more questions from the last Hillbilly bookclub session as well as this one, in an up…

Laurie talks with Spencer and Emily Hess about how things are going on the JPII Catholic Worker Farm in KCMO. Maurin Academy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/maurinacademy Maurin Academy Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/the-maurin-academy-311669 Political Philosophy: https://political-philosophy.com Dustbowl Diatribes and Political Philoso…

Laurie answers questions from viewers of the first session of the Hillbilly Elegy bookclub. Yes, it’s time for the Hillbilly Elegy Book Club. Leave your comments and Laurie will respond to at least some of them in her next session! Join Laurie’s Email List for Exclusive Updates on The Gap in God’s Country https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc…

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This is part of a monthly Longer View by Dr. Laurie Johnson, responding to a patron who asked why the US doesn’t often election third party candidates. Join Laurie’s Email List for Exclusive Updates on The Gap in God’s Country https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclBQaeXturmSm-F1ZuhDWcqXXFZZiBq2ScKjIe-MbFrAYdNA/viewform Support Maurin Academy …

Laurie wraps up her discussion of VS Naipaul’s short story One Out of Many, from In a Free State. The discussion centers around the various forms and impacts of liberal modernity and the dislocations it causes. Hillbilly Elegy bookclub is also briefly mentioned. Get on the email list to be notified when Laurie’s latest book, The Gap in God’s Countr…

As we get deeper into Santosh’s experience, we see the 1968 Washington DC riots through his eyes, as he begins to contemplate his unfreedom in a free country and his equality in inequality. Get on the email list to be notified when Laurie’s latest book, The Gap in God’s Country: A Longer View on Our Culture Wars” is available. It should be for sale…

Laurie and Spencer discuss the implications and reverberations of the recent Maurin Academy lecture by the last Marxist, Chris Cutrone, and their interview with John Rao on Traditionalism and the Roman School. Both men discussed the time period of the 1848 revolutions in Europe. Maurin Academy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/maurinacademy Maurin A…

Laurie discusses the experience of dislocation and disembedding through a story by V.S. Naipaul, “One Out of Many.” The book the story is from is In a Free State, also by Naipaul. Get on the email list to be notified when Laurie’s latest book, The Gap in God’s Country: A Longer View on Our Culture Wars” is available. It should be for sale in late S…

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Laurie reads excerpts from the Thomas Pangle translation of Plato’s Laws, Book 10, which lay out the first mover argument of the Athenian stranger, along with its social context. Join our Patreon to gain access to the course More Real Than the World: Ancient Insights into the Nature of God, and all our other recorded and live content: https://www.p…

Laurie reads the famous Myth of Er from Plato’s Republic, the Grube translation, in preparation for teaching it in her summer seminar, More Real Than the World: Ancient Insights Into the Nature of God. Support the Maurin Academy on Patreon for access to this and all our other classes, reading groups and events: https://www.patreon.com/maurinacademy…

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In the Republic, Book II, Glaucon challenges Socrates with a story of what a man would do if he could get away with anything with no penalty. The perfectly unjust man who has a reputation for being wonderful and the perfectly just man who has a reputation for being a monster are compared to push Socrates to prove that justice is the right choice no…

These sessions will be especially useful to those who want to know more about Plato, his philosophy’s influence on Christianity and Western culture, and ressourcement theology. To sign up for this summer’s seminar: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/more-real-than-the-world-ancient-insights-into-the-nature-of-god-tickets-882717049457 Or support the Mauri…

The Gap in God’s Country: A Longer View on Our Culture Wars, is forthcoming from Wipf & Stock, hopefully in mid to late summer, 2024. Gain access to the class one of these ways: 1. Maurin Academy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/maurinacademy 2. Maurin Academy Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/the-maurin-academy-311669 Political Philosophy:…

Co-Founder of the Permaculture movement, David Holmgren, talks to Spencer and Laurie about his analysis and predictions in his book Future Scenarios, his assessment that we are still in the “Brown Tech” energy descent scenario, and the implications for society moving forward. Holmgren Design: https://holmgren.com.au Online Writing: https://holmgren…

Cutrone’s new book: https://sublationmedia.com/product/marxism-and-politics-essays-on-critical-theory-and-the-party-2006-2024/ To attend the live event and Q & A on April 22 at 7 p.m. US Central Time, you will need to either register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chris-cutrone-on-the-1848-revolutions-tickets-860495955567 …or support t…

Dr. Clifford Bates of The American Studies Center at the University of Warsaw is my guest today to talk about his work on Aristotle and why Aristotle’s ideas on politics and economics are important for understanding our world today. Maurin Academy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/maurinacademy Maurin Academy Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/c…

Adams & Balfour’s book Unmasking Administrative Evil is essential reading in Administrative Ethics. Here, I explain how they deal with “moral inversion,” the process of turning something inherently morally evil into a great good. Maurin Academy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/maurinacademy Maurin Academy Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/t…

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Laurie discusses and reads from CS Lewis’s Introduction to Athanasius of Alexandria’s classic On the Incarnation. Maurin Academy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/maurinacademy Maurin Academy Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/the-maurin-academy-311669 Follow the Maurin Academy on Twitter and Instagram for notifications about upcoming events,…

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https://www.patreon.com/maurinacademy Newsletter Laurie finishes up her series on Eric Voegelin’s short book with some observations about how Voegelin’s idea might be useful for us. Follow the Maurin Academy on Twitter and Instagram for notifications about upcoming events, and get our free newsletter: https://pmaurin.org/newsletter/ Dustbowl Diatri…

Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/maurinacademy Front Porch Republic: https://www.frontporchrepublic.com The book: https://www.plough.com/en/topics/community/education/liberating-arts Why study the Liberal Arts and Sciences even if you aren’t in college, or in college but studying something else? Laurie has a conversation with the Editor in…

David Holmgren, one of the founders of the permaculture movement, has provided useful analysis by thinking through various scenarios involving descent from peak oil supply and how they interact with various climate change scenarios. You can find more about Holmgren’s work here. You can find the energy descent scenarios and other information mention…