Humane Politics
from The Brass Spittoon Hosted by frontporchrepublic
Adam Smith, a philosopher at the University of Dubuque, counterattacks the disenchanted War on Suffering. FPR President Mark Mitchell goes biblical to bring down a heightened politics of insanity. Brass Spittoon podcaster John Murdock looks at a key architect of religious politics and wonders what might happen if his blueprints were followed. Gerald Ford groupie and FPR perfect attendance award winner Jeff Polet opens by reflecting on political goats. Highlights Jeff Polet: Introduction 1:30 Statistical sirens 3:00 Humane oxymorons 5:15 Dirty politics 6:15 Animal farm 9:45 Oh yeah, the intros! Adam Smith: “The Politics of Reenchantment” 10:15 A reading from St. Aldo’s almanac 11:45 Frontlines in the War on Suffering 20:00 Enchanting politics with fairies and green fire 24:00 Institutionalizing flatness 31:00 Supernaturally small Mark Mitchell: “Politics in Babel” 33:00 Towers trump? 38:00 Name callers 42:00 Crashing symbols 46:00 Abraham skips the bricks 47:15 Hope in failure John Murdock: “Back to the Future of the Religious Right” 51:45 “The Poll” and holy holes 57:00 Franciscan biography 62:00 White and wrongs 66:00 The limits of integrity 69:00 Polyface politics and ravines made for walking Resources Speaker bios and conference videos FPR Books and bookshop Conference co-sponsor Plough Thanks to Wendell Kimbrough for our theme music
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