Howdy everyone,
Sorry for the long delayed update. I am hoping to achieve a more regular posting schedule once the holiday busyness is out of the way.
Jason Jewell Interview
I recently interviewed Professor Jason Jewell to discuss his recent talk on objective value, fusionism, his thoughts on attending NatCon, and his thoughts on the current state of family formation in light of him having seven children. It is a very interesting interview so check it out!
Essay Series on Insights from Historical Japanese Material Culture
Earlier this year I wrote a three part essay series for the RetirementProf blog run by my friend and professor of finance, Derek Tharp, on what lessons we might be able to learn from historic Japanese material culture and what implications they might have regarding our own propensity for consumerism and living beyond out means. This was a fun project that covers a lot of interesting facts about both American and Japanese life without getting too much into the weeds.
Part 1: Pumping the Brakes on Lifestyle Creep Requires Changing One’s Values
Part 2: Less Can Be More: The Values at the Heart of Pre-Modern Japanese Material Culture
Part 3: Japanese History Demonstrates How When We Change Our Values We Can Do More With Less
Liberalism, Power, and Society
In October I organized a panel titled Post-Liberalism, Mediating Institutions, and the State, at the Markets and Society conference hosted by the Mercatus Center. The conference was really great and I got to catch up with so many people I haven’t seen in ages, as well as attend a lot of really great talks. Mercatus will be hosting the conference again next year in October, so be sure to keep an eye out for the announcement and call for papers etc.
My own talk was called Liberalism, Power, and Society and dealt with the post-liberal’s misplaced critiques of streams of liberalism rooted in the Scottish, rather than French, Enlightenment, the case for personalism rather than individualism, and the very important work of Frank Tannenbaum.
I welcome any thoughts, comments, or questions, so check it out.