Here's another recent episode of Boyce's show. Of the opinion-and-commentary net that I cast, Boyce seems to be at the vanguard of investigating the "new moment" we're in, defined by whatever words make the most sense, depending on viewpoint--Woke Right; post-liberal; rise of the Strong Gods; populism vs. globalism; etc.
The opening fifteen minutes or so of this one are great for getting another look at the post-liberal/"authoritarian" tension; a little later, Boyce confesses to still being a classical liberal, which may be the most interesting ingredient in the whole pie bc it points to a deep pull in us Western secular types toward the "religion" we grew up with, which is at least the appearance of unfettered individual freedom, liberty, and choice.
So even as we attempt to understand the larger forces around us and test them, acknowledging this very deep instinct in a particular direction, or perhaps "valence" is better...
Not sure. Strong stuff.
One standout point made by ...
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Our very own @YayRain (after having imbibed some golden nectar), shares with us yet one more problem with CRT....
best nuanced and accurate view of the harvard civil right violations (title vi, title vii, title ix) resulting from decades shift of focus from object truth seeking to marxist ideology activism. it even includes potential free speech concerns of the trump administration. ironically, she is only 24 and probably the youngest person i have seen to review this.
I just hope he doesn't go in the other direction via overreach, say in terms of overestricting word usage (and threatening to pull funds), or suing or threatening to pull licenses for media companies if he doesn't like what they are saying (except in cases of libel or slander). I wasn't keen, either, on keeping the AP out for not using Gulf of America.
MacIntyre attempts to address the question of overreach by widening the frame and interrogating liberalism as an operating system. Yes, we all subscribe to those ideas, but what is the material power structure operating underneath that story?
Whatever it is, it's collapsing. We must see it for what it is.
https://auronmacintyre.substack.com/p/neoliberalism-implodes-in-a-crisis
