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Two Ships Passing at High Noon: Alasdair MacIntyre & Raymond Geuss

I’ve written a new piece about two philosophers – Raymond Geuss and the late Alasdair MacIntyre – for the Marginalia Review of Books. There’s no paywall. You can read it here:
https://www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/post/two-ships-passing-at-high-noon-alasdair-macintyre-raymond-geuss

Benjamin Studebaker Politics June 2, 2025June 2, 2025 1 Minute

New Piece on the Declining University System for Cracks in Postmodernity

I’ve written a piece for Cracks in Postmodernity about the decline of the academy. It’s focused around the problem of bad lecturing. More fundamentally, it’s about the inability of the university system to legitimate itself to young people. There’s no paywall. You can read it here:

https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/professors-stop-blaming-your-students

Benjamin Studebaker Politics May 21, 2025 1 Minute

How Democracies Cry

I have a new piece out for Sublation on the state of democracy in the United States. There’s no paywall. You can read it here: https://www.sublationmag.com/post/how-democracies-cry-the-endless-wailing-of-levitsky-and-ziblatt

Benjamin Studebaker Politics May 13, 2025 1 Minute

Why Federalism: On Citizenship

I’ve written the fourth in a series of six posts that will be coming out with the Streit Council, on the problem of economic integration without political union. There’s no paywall. You can read it here: https://www.streitcouncil.org/post/why-federalism-on-citizenship

Benjamin Studebaker Politics May 8, 2025 1 Minute

Why Federalism: The Unit Question

I’ve written the third in a series of six posts that will be coming out with the Streit Council, on the problem of economic integration without political union. There’s no paywall. You can read it here: https://www.streitcouncil.org/post/why-federalism-the-unit-question

Benjamin Studebaker International Relations February 13, 2025 1 Minute

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