<p>I'm joined today by <a href="https://www.liberalstudies.ca/people/janet-bufton/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Janet Bufton</a>, Program Coordinator &amp; Co-Founder at the Institute for Liberal Studies. I'm a little embarassed it's taken me this long to get her on the show, because she's one of the most thoughtful advocates out there of the kind of genuine and broad liberalism--and liberal values--that are at the heart of ReImagining Liberty.</p><br><p>We discuss the link between liberalism and liberation, the intellectual history that's led many self-described liberals and libertarians to be skeptical of robust social liberalism, and how we can better position liberalism to meet illiberal challengers.</p><br><p><strong>Want to listen to new episodes of <em>ReImagining Liberty</em> two weeks early? </strong><a href="https://www.reimaginingliberty.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Become a supporter</strong></a><strong> and get early access and other perks.</strong></p><br><p><em>Produced by </em><a href="https://landryayres.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Landry Ayres</em></a><em>. Podcast art by&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sergiormduarte/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Sergio R. M. Duarte</em></a><em>. Music by </em><a href="https://filmmusic.io/song/3755-finding-the-balance" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Kevin MacLeod</em></a><em>.</em></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

ReImagining Liberty

Aaron Ross Powell

Liberalism as Emancipation (w/ Janet Bufton)

AUG 5, 202449 MIN
ReImagining Liberty

Liberalism as Emancipation (w/ Janet Bufton)

AUG 5, 202449 MIN

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<p>I'm joined today by <a href="https://www.liberalstudies.ca/people/janet-bufton/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Janet Bufton</a>, Program Coordinator &amp; Co-Founder at the Institute for Liberal Studies. I'm a little embarassed it's taken me this long to get her on the show, because she's one of the most thoughtful advocates out there of the kind of genuine and broad liberalism--and liberal values--that are at the heart of ReImagining Liberty.</p><br><p>We discuss the link between liberalism and liberation, the intellectual history that's led many self-described liberals and libertarians to be skeptical of robust social liberalism, and how we can better position liberalism to meet illiberal challengers.</p><br><p><strong>Want to listen to new episodes of <em>ReImagining Liberty</em> two weeks early? </strong><a href="https://www.reimaginingliberty.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Become a supporter</strong></a><strong> and get early access and other perks.</strong></p><br><p><em>Produced by </em><a href="https://landryayres.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Landry Ayres</em></a><em>. Podcast art by&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sergiormduarte/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Sergio R. M. Duarte</em></a><em>. Music by </em><a href="https://filmmusic.io/song/3755-finding-the-balance" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Kevin MacLeod</em></a><em>.</em></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>