Ep 59 Wolff Peace - Robert Wolff & Pauli Murray: What is political loyalty and who gets to define it?

In this episode of the Wolff Peace series, host Avis Kalfsbeek explores Robert Paul Wolff’s personal contribution to his 1966 anthology with the essay An Analysis of the Concept of Political Loyalty. Rather than obedience, Wolff suggests that loyalty is a kind of identification with the state—one that might even lead to principled resistance. Paired with Wolff is Pauli Murray—civil rights lawyer, poet, priest, and powerful legal mind behind some of the greatest progress in racial and gender equality. Murray’s life exemplified a kind of loyalty that held America to its best ideals. In this episode: The difference between obedience and loyalty Pauli Murray’s legacy in civil rights and gender equity law Two reflection questions to consider your own loyalties Visit aviskalfsbeek.com to learn more about the podcast and books. Music: “Dalai Llama Rides a Bike” by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez Bandcamp | Spotify Try my voice clone “Amaya Calm” on Eleven Labs for your audio book or other creative project: https://try.elevenlabs.io/peace Robert Paul Wolff’s Political Man and Social Man: Amazon link