Michael Rectenwald on Recovering from Marxism and His New Book Beyond Woke

Tags: Education, Media and Culture, Socialism

09/16/2020 Robert P. Murphy Michael Rectenwald

Dr. Michael Rectenwald was a professor of liberal studies at NYU from 2008 to 2019. Although at one point he was a committed Marxist, he gradually lost faith, and is now an outspoken critic of campus activists. Bob asks Rectenwald about apparent contradictions in the current cultural Marxist / postmodern movement, and they discuss several themes from his new book, *Beyond Woke*.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

The YouTube version of this episode.
Michael Rectenwald’s website.
Michael Rectenwald’s books Beyond Woke and Springtime for Snowflakes. #CommissionsEarned (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)
Michael’s lecture on postmodernism at the Mises Institute.

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