Today we've got historian Gabe Raeburn to discuss his recent article The Rise and Fall of Marxist Perspectives: Eugene Genovese and the Fight for Hegemony in Radical American Historiography. This was an ambitious left-wing historical journal that aimed to unite various warring factions on the left and push Marx-inflected history, but collapsed after just two years thanks to Genovese's compulsive feuding and domineering personality. We talk Eric Foner, Gramsci, Christopher Lasch, the importance of personality in politics, and more. Enjoy!
Episode 21a: Patreon Announcement
Episode 21 - Interview with Brad Evans ( @HistofViolence ), Part II: Fascism
Episode 20 - Interview with Brad Evans ( @HistofViolence ) Part I: Political Violence & Neoliberalism
Episode 19 - Is Democratic Socialism TOO Democratic or Not Democratic Enough?
Episode 18 - Interview with @franklinbynum
Episode 17 - Kant, Jonathan Haidt, & Feckless Liberalism
Episode 16 - Immigration, Open Borders, & Rights, feat @jeffspross
Episode 15 - 2018 Midterms
Episode 14 - Anand Giridharadas on Big Philanthropy & Antonio Gramsci
Episode 13 - Karl Polanyi
Episode 12 - Fascist Violence, David Hume, & Judith Butler
Episode 11 - Leftist Foreign Policy & Francis Fukuyama
Episode 10 - Fascism & Capitalism
Episode 9 - Champagne Ecosocialism & Jon Chait Join DSA, feat @jeffspross
Episode 8 - How Should the Left Think about the Judiciary? Feat. Bajeera McCorkle
Episode 7 - Saudi Arabia & Machiavelli
Episode 6 - #MeToo, Hierarchy, & Inequality
Episode 5 - Kavanaugh, Kennedy, & Aristotle
Episode 4a - Housekeeping
Episode 4 - Russia, Hobbes, and Locke
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