Liberal Virtues and Values

Colleges, Maybe Try Teaching!

Academia has become unrooted from pedagogy.

May 7 • William Deresiewicz

The Unexpected Persistence of John Rawls

We walk in the garden of his ideas.

Feb 10 • Joseph Heath

Rebecca Goldstein on Why Humans Need to Matter

Yascha Mounk and Rebecca Goldstein debate whether our desperate need for significance is a flaw we should overcome—or an essential part of human…

Jan 13 • Yascha Mounk

1:17:12

Against Strong Gods

Historical goldfishishness is letting us drift to the false security of a closed society.

Sep 22, 2025 • Sam Kahn

Cass Sunstein on Defending Liberalism

Yascha Mounk and Cass Sunstein discuss liberalism's critics on the right and left.

Sep 2, 2025 • Yascha Mounk

1:08:21

David Enoch on Certainty and Compromise

Yascha Mounk and David Enoch discuss how to defend liberalism.

Aug 13, 2025 • Yascha Mounk

1:43:45

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