politicalphil.bsky.social @politicalphil.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Americans are in danger of forgetting the best principle the country stood for. Defend it or lose it. youtu.be/cMBiP3YvQtg?...youtu.beWhat is Liberty, and How Is It Secured? (Federalist 51 Part 2)YouTube video by Political Philosophy 000 0
politicalphil.bsky.social @politicalphil.bsky.social · 19/04/2025I continue my series on The Federalist Papers, the bedrock ideas behind the US Constitution. Because all Americans need to re-learn what it takes to maintain their liberty. youtu.be/hlPFGE76gFYyoutu.beAre Checks and Balances Necessary for Freedom? (Federalist 51, Part 1)YouTube video by Political Philosophy 000 0
politicalphil.bsky.social @politicalphil.bsky.social · 14/04/2025I was recently interviewed by Jeffrey Church of the Political Theory Review podcast about The Gap in God's Country. Dr. Church zeroed in on the political theory and the politics of our current dilemma, but he also got into the overlap with religion. Listen here: podomatic.com/embed/html5/...podomatic.comPodomatic PlayerPodomatic Player 000 0
politicalphil.bsky.social @politicalphil.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Here’s a four part series I just finished explaining James Madison’s attempt in Federalist 10 to provide safeguards against the development of a violent majority faction. youtube.com/playlist?lis...youtube.comAmerican Political Thought - YouTube 000 0
politicalphil.bsky.social @politicalphil.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Zech Mickel of the Theology Mill podcast interviewed me on the various idea streams in my new book The Gap in God's Country: A Longer View On Our Culture Wars. I liked that he asked about those streams in detail: classical conservatism, Marxism, psychology and theology. youtu.be/WC-7jlL0lSw?...youtu.beLaurie M. Johnson / A Longer View on Our Culture WarsYouTube video by Wipf and Stock Publishers 011 1
politicalphil.bsky.social @politicalphil.bsky.social · 20/03/2025pmaurin.org/2025/03/19/t...pmaurin.orgTMA Speaker Series Presents Eugene McCarraher, author of The Enchantments of MammonOn April 7, at 7 p.m. the Maurin Academy will host Dr Eugene McCarraher, author of The Enchantments of Mammon, live on Zoom for Patreon subscribers and guests registered on Eventbrite. Dr. McCarrah… 000 0
politicalphil.bsky.social @politicalphil.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Here’s the second installment political-philosophy.com/2025/03/14/j...political-philosophy.comJames Madison Warns Against Violent Majority Factions & Demagogues (Federalist 10, Part 2)Laurie continues her series of Federalist 10 and 51. This is the second video on Federalist 10, heading into how to handle the effects of a violent faction of the majority. 000 0
politicalphil.bsky.social @politicalphil.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Subscribe to my podcast and youtube channel if you like this video! political-philosophy.com/2025/03/09/f...political-philosophy.comFederalist 10 Deciphered: Madison on the Dangers of Factions and the Separation of Powers (Part 1)Laurie begins a short series on Federalist 10 and 51, untangling the antiquated language of these important writings by the American founders having to do with important constitutional principles s… 100 1
politicalphil.bsky.social @politicalphil.bsky.social · 14/03/2025I didn’t know Trump had taken over the Kennedy Center. He’s not exactly a cultural authority. Apparently the audience didn’t take kindly to JD showing up for a concert. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...theguardian.com‘Ruined this place’: chorus of boos against JD Vance at Washington concertAttendance of vice-president – who once disbelieved that people listened to classical music for pleasure – strikes sour note at Kennedy Center in light of Maga takeover 000 0
politicalphil.bsky.social @politicalphil.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Benjamin Studebaker, author of Legitimacy in Liberal Democracies, will speak to Maurin Academy patrons this evening at 7 PM US CT. Could the changes in the US government lead to a revolutionary change, or will we continue to muddle through? His answer will interest you. www.patreon/maurinacadem...patreon 000 0
politicalphil.bsky.social @politicalphil.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Dr Benjamin Studebaker will give a talk on Legitimacy in Liberal Democracies tomorrow March 3, 7-8:30 pm US Central Time. For how to attend: pmaurin.org/2025/02/27/l...pmaurin.orgLegitimacy in Liberal DemocraciesMonday, March 3 at 7 p.m. US Central Time, Dr. Benjamin Studebaker, author of Legitimacy in Liberal Democracies, will give a live talk with Q & A by the same title, for Maurin Academy patrons a… 000 0
Reposted by @politicalphil.bsky.socialDerek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 16/02/2025“The kingdom of the world is founded on greed and war—Mammon and Mars. The kingdom of God is founded on the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Furthermore, these two kingdoms are organized around irreconcilable values.” - @brianzahnd.bsky.social 2294 29
politicalphil.bsky.social @politicalphil.bsky.social · 06/02/2025www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...nytimes.comVideo: Opinion | Don’t Believe HimLook closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see. 133 3
politicalphil.bsky.social @politicalphil.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Hear this timely lecture live or get the recording through the Maurin Academy’s Patreon or our Eventbrite. We explore why things are the way they are with lectures, reading groups and classes. www.patreon.com/maurinacadem... 000 0
politicalphil.bsky.social @politicalphil.bsky.social · 06/02/2025“The current red/blue division is not the deepest source of our conflicts… The deepest source of all this is dislocation, justified and fueled by liberal ideology, with its spiritual devastation, and its ultimate fruit of global corporate capitalism.” wipfandstock.com/978166673740...wipfandstock.comThe Gap in God’s Country- Wipf and Stock PublishersLaurie M. Johnson argues that America's culture wars may seem to have erupted in the past couple of decades, but they go back centuries. For those who think ... 000 0
politicalphil.bsky.social @politicalphil.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Watch Deacon Chris’s Spiritual Crises of Modernity, from The Maurin Academy, session 2: youtu.be/njKUyAoRDh4?...youtu.beThe Spiritual Crises of Modernity From Nominalism to Nihilism, Session 2 SegmentYouTube video by Political Philosophy: Dr Laurie Johnson 000 0
Reposted by @politicalphil.bsky.socialmolly taft @mollytaft.com · 27/11/2024you should read this right now. absolutely not the main point of the piece but after wading through that cormac mccarthy mess it is a pleasure to see a national magazine give space to a writer who is really able to handle and command prose like thisesquire.comMy Life As a Homeless Man in AmericaAn extraordinary firsthand account. 210829 108
Reposted by @politicalphil.bsky.socialThe Geek Factory 🏭 @thegeekfactory.bsky.social · 18/11/2024#Memes 022 2
Reposted by @politicalphil.bsky.socialKasey Bailes @kaseynbailes.bsky.social · 18/11/2024"What I want to bring out is how a pebble cast into a pond causes ripples that spread in all directions. And each one of our thoughts, words and deeds is like that." - Dorothy Day Icon by Richard Ming Lai (Catholic Worker), a print sent in response to my fangirling, now with Fr Hadi in Micronesia 🌏 1174 17
politicalphil.bsky.social @politicalphil.bsky.social · 25/11/2024First time I’ve talked to a doctor on my YouTube channel and podcast. Well worth it. He gets into the root causes of our nations health problems. youtu.be/UJcQ3BEAowQ?...youtu.beEqual Care, Social Democracy, & the Egalitarian State: Interview with author, Dr Seth BerkowitzYouTube video by Political Philosophy: Dr Laurie Johnson 000 0
