Let freedom ring, but make sure you pick up – it isn't spam (Patreon)

How much and in what form is freedom promised today? Eh..... It's the freedom to remake yourself, to not be criticised for your choices – and to hustle, unto death. It's not great. So with the US election looming, we've been exploring the limitations of the way freedom is understood today, and will continue to do so.

Also, on the menu: place, nation, and class. These are the three big themes we'll be exploring in the remodelled Reading Club from this November to next. Check it all out here or directly download the syllabus here (pdf).

Here's what’s coming up in early November

We'll be diving deep into the US election and what it means with historian Matt Karp, who was last on discussing 1619, 1776, and the politics of the past.

We also welcome constitutional law professor (no hang on, this is interesting) Mike Wilkinson to ask who is the Last European and whether the End of History has been achieved by the EU.

And we take your questions and criticisms on reproductive technology, Israel, and Marx vs Freud in Aufhebonus Bonus. Also: keep an eye out for an episode on US imperial decline!

ICYMI - late October on Bungacast

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