Photo Credit: Tyler Follon - Wingman Visuals In this episode of the Moral Imagination Podcast, I speak with Professor William Easterly of New York University about his work in development economics, and the problems of technocracy and social engineering of the poor. Easterly worked at the World Bank from 1985-2001 and began to be troubled by a numb…

Source: Wikimedia Commons Joy Cannot Be Grasped What makes a good life? How can we be happy? Pleasure? Wealth? Honor or Fame? Aristotle argued that all play a role in happiness, but none of these suffice. Pleasure is obviously fleeting. Wealth is always acquired for the sake of something else – a house, a nice car, influence. Honor and fame rely on…

Photo by Shashi Chartuvedula on Unsplash This episode of the Moral Imagination Podcast is a talk I gave at AmPhil’s Center for Civil Society conference in November, 2023 on the “Rise of the Nones.” According to Pew Research, those who declare no religious affiliation - None - are now the largest religious category in the United States. In this talk…

In this episode of the Moral Imagination Podcast I speak with Hungarian Ambassador to the Holy See and the Sovereign Order of Malta, Ambassador Eduard Habsburg, about his book The Habsburg Way: Seven Rules for Turbulent Times. We discuss a number of themes including some history of the Habsburg Dynasty, the life and death of Blessed Charles of Aust…

In this episode of the Moral Imagination Podcast I speak with Seth Kaplan about his book Fragile Neighborhoods: Repairing American Society One Zip Code at a Time. Seth has spent his career working in fragile states around the world — countries that are unstable and prone to violence, war, and political problems. About 10 years ago Seth was increasi…

In this episode of the Moral Imagination Podcast I speak with Fr. Cajetan Cuddy O.P. about Thomistic Psychology: A Philosophic Analysis of the Nature of Man, by Fr. Robert Edward Brennan, O.P., edited and with an introduction by Fr. Cuddy. Aristotle wrote that “to attain any assured knowledge about the soul is one of the most difficult things in th…

In this episode of the Moral Imagination Podcast I speak with Professor Vigen Guroian about the revised and expanded edition of his book Tending the Heart of Virtue: How Classic Stories Awaken a Child’s Imagination. Listen on Apple Pocasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Other Platforms We discuss the power of stories, how they help can us develop self…

In this episode I speak with heart surgeon, Dr. Philip Ovadia MD, about metabolic health, diet, science, cholesterol, insulin resistance, the US government food pyramid, Ancel Keys and the cholesterol - saturated fat -heart disease hypothesis. We discuss medical education, health insurance, scientism, and some of the obstacles doctors and scientist…

I talk about how distractions can keep you astray from reaching your best self and go in depth on the Story of Jocko Willink. I also touch on the benefits on speaking in absolutes.

Here i talk very deeply about the life of Dr. Sebi and the forces of human nature being suppressed by ones proclivity to become a part of a functioning society.