Books Read:
Kevin Kruse, White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism (2005)
Jonathan Hopkin, Anti-System Politics: The Crisis of Market Liberalism in Rich Democracies (2020)
I've been listening to a couple new podcasts this month; the philosophy podcast The Partially Examined Life (PEL), and the history of conservatism podcast Know Your Enemy (KYE). Both are very good and very helpful for me in filling in some important gaps in my knowledge. My knowledge of the philosophic tradition is very thin, so PEL is useful as a kind of intro course on major thinkers and ideas. I've been mostly focusing on subjects and thinkers who address politics and economics. There was a very good series with Elizabeth Anderson that I listened to this morning. The PEL crew are all non-professional philosophers who, none-the-less, are very professional in their dedication and consideration of their subject. In contrast the KYE crew were more closely involved in the inner workings of their subject, conservative politics. They are especially strong on intellectual conservatism. The episode, "Gun Power" was particularly good. Also notable was the episode on the Koch dynasty.
Project Update:
Slow progress. The past three weeks have been unexpectedly busy with no free time after work.
