Mark English talks about his general goal of presenting and defending a form of individualism which takes seriously our cultural embeddedness, noting that universal political prescriptions – to the extent that they can be applied at all – are rarely successful. He refers to the surprising origins of neo-liberalism in Europe in the 1930s. The European neo-liberals were keen to distance themselves from earlier, laissez-faire approaches to economics and emphasized the importance of cultural factors.
Personal and political values can be intertwined in complicated ways and, even within close families, there are often serious, politically-driven divides. Mark English talks...
Mark English introduces himself and explains what he has in mind for the podcast. The general idea is to explore personal values, relating them...
Patriotism comes in many shapes and sizes. It remains a key factor in politics and international relations. In this episode, Mark English continues his...