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Me in high school for your enjoyment. June, 1987

My and my friends also in high school, when we weren't wearing tuxedos, Probably 1986, on the Bowery, around the corner from the famed club CBGBs

Me stealing toilet paper from the student union in college.

Introduction to Political Philosophy (Spring 2026)

January 20: “Is Plato Still Relevant?” with guest Marina Berzins McCoy.
 
January 27: “How to do Philosophy in Politically Difficult Times,” with guests Elizabeth Anderson and Jason D. Hill.      
 
February 3: “Domestic Violence and the Law: China vs, The U.S.A.” with guest Robin Runge.
 
February 10: “What are the Limits of Police Power?” with guest Luke William Hunt.
 
February 17: “Are Indian Tribes Sovereign Nations,” with guest George Tinker.
 
February 24: “In A Different Voice” with guest Carol Gilligan.
 
March 3: “Is Free Speech Worth it?” with guest Thane Rosenbaum.
 
March 17: “What is Sharia Law?” with guest Robert Gleave.
 
March 24: “On Liberty and Libertarianism” with guest James Otteson.
 
March 31: “Why not Socialism?” with guest Robert Paul Wolff.

April 7: “The Myths of Whiteness” with guest David Mura.
 
April 14: “How does Propaganda Work?” with guest Jason Stanley.
 
April 21: “Does Big Data Threaten our Democracy” with guest Cathy O’Neil.
 
April 28: “Why do we Dehumanize People?” with guest David Livingstone Smith.
 
May 5: “How is it That People can Commit Such Overwhelming Evil?” with guest Elizabeth Minnich.

PHIL 371: Philosophy of Law

February 5: "Is the Law Consistent" with guest Andrew P. Torrez.

February 10: "Domestic Violence and the Law: China vs. the U.S.A.," with guest Robin Runge

February 12: "What is Critical Race Theory," Philosophical Currents episode
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