Philosopher and Georgetown University Prof. Terry Pinkard joins the Political Theory Review Podcast to discuss Practice, Power, and Forms of Life, his new book from the University of Chicago Press. The book takes a closer look at Jean-Paul Sartre, and how his late work was “a fundamental reworking of his earlier ideas, especially in terms of his understanding of […]
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The Socratic Individual: Author Interview with Ann Ward
On this episode of the Political Theory Review Podcast, Ann Ward of Baylor University joins to discuss her new book, The Socratic Individual. The book examines the “recovery of Socratic philosophy in the political thought of G.W.F. Hegel, Soren Kierkegaard, John Stuart Mill, and Friedrich Nietzsche.” Hear more from The Political Theory Review.
“A Signal, Like Dropping a Hat”: The Contentious Election of 1796
While scholars have justifiably given the election of 1800 much attention, the contest of 1796 deserves its own share of scholarly interest as Stephen Kurtz, Joanne Freeman, and John Ferling have demonstrated. Not only was it the first truly contested election involving political parties but it also signaled, as Kurtz observed, the beginning of the […]
Federalism and Fundamental Constitutional Rights after Roe
Last month, Politico released a draft of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The opinion, authored by Samuel Alito, affirms that the Court – short of an unexpected revision or vote switch – will soon wholly overturn Roe v. Wade. Per the draft, “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start.” […]
Baseball, Politics, and the Sublimity of Negative Space
The national pastime shares an image problem with national politics: gridlock. Baseball’s “pace of play” crisis—balls are too rarely in play because defenses today are designed to exploit the rules of the game—illuminates similar perceptions about our constitutional system. In both cases, consumers—be they baseball fans or American citizens—are frustrated with inactivity. Yet it is […]
