Gaetano Mosca and Juridical Defense | 1/22/25

The political thinker Gaetano Mosca is best known as one of the founders of elite theory, but a common misconception is that he believed the powerful could do whatever they want. In reality, Mosca believed that juridical defense, the guarantee that a citizen would be protected from arbitrary power, is central to a good society. We will discuss the nature of juridical defense and how it checks the power of the elite in a just society. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show/id1657770114 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S6z4LBs8Fi7COupy7YYuM?si=4d9662cb34d148af Substack: https://auronmacintyre.substack.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuronMacintyre Gab: https://gab.com/AuronMacIntyre YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/AuronMacIntyre Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-390155 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@AuronMacIntyre:f Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auronmacintyre/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices