Bob Murphy Debates Thaddeus Russell on Postmodernism as Foundation for Liberty

Tags: Philosophy and Methodology, Education, Media and Culture

07/30/2020 Robert P. Murphy

Thaddeus Russell, creator of Renegade University, has been arguing that libertarians should embrace postmodernism as their philosophical foundation, rather than blame it for today’s “social justice warriors” as Jordan Peterson has done. Bob profoundly disagrees, arguing that the Judeo-Christian notions of truth and morality are a much better foundation.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

The YouTube version of this interview.
The homepage for Thaddeus Russell and YouTube account of his Unregistered podcast.
Thaddeus’ book A Renegade History of the United States. #CommissionsEarned (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)
Thaddeus’ SoHo Forum debate against Stephen Hicks.
The full clip on college students and identity, and Thad arguing gender identity with Joe Rogan.

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