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Living Freedom: ‘Dystopian or dysfunctional? The 21st-century state’ Ideas Matter
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Features the lecture ‘‘Dystopian or dysfunctional? The 21st-century state’ recorded at Living Freedom Summer School 2023.
In recent years, governments have appeared directionless and often incompetent. Institutions riven with disputes over cultural values seem unsure of what they stand for. Crisis seems to be the word of the year - energy crisis, cost-of-living crisis, climate crisis, housing crisis – meaning a ‘state of emergency’ is now ubiquitous. What is distinct about today’s elites and their attempts to exercise authority? How should we understand the relationship between authority and authoritarian? For those keen to make the case for freedom, what should we be concerned about today and how do we make the case for renewing liberty?
LECTURERJosie Appleton director, Manifesto Club; author, Officious: Rise of the Busybody state.
READ ONThe emergency addiction Josie Appleton, Notes on Freedom, 21 May 2023Officious: Rise of the busybody state, Zer0 Books, 2016
LIVING FREEDOMLiving Freedom exists to renew freedom through education and debate, offering young adults the opportunity to explore ideas and debate ideals as they relate to the past, present, and future of freedom. See www.livingfreedom.org.uk and @LivingFreedomUK
IDEAS MATTER PODCASTIdeas Matter is a podcast that takes the most important issues of our times and explores the ideas and intellectual trends that have shaped where we are today.
Subscribe via Spotify, iTunes, Podbean or SoundCloud.
Email us at info@ideasmatter.org.uk
Features the lecture ‘‘Dystopian or dysfunctional? The 21st-century state’ recorded at Living Freedom Summer School 2023.
In recent years, governments have appeared directionless and often incompetent. Institutions riven with disputes over cultural values seem unsure of what they stand for. Crisis seems to be the word of the year - energy crisis, cost-of-living crisis, climate crisis, housing crisis – meaning a ‘state of emergency’ is now ubiquitous. What is distinct about today’s elites and their attempts to exercise authority? How should we understand the relationship between authority and authoritarian? For those keen to make the case for freedom, what should we be concerned about today and how do we make the case for renewing liberty?
LECTURERJosie Appleton director, Manifesto Club; author, Officious: Rise of the Busybody state.
READ ONThe emergency addiction Josie Appleton, Notes on Freedom, 21 May 2023Officious: Rise of the busybody state, Zer0 Books, 2016
LIVING FREEDOMLiving Freedom exists to renew freedom through education and debate, offering young adults the opportunity to explore ideas and debate ideals as they relate to the past, present, and future of freedom. See www.livingfreedom.org.uk and @LivingFreedomUK
IDEAS MATTER PODCASTIdeas Matter is a podcast that takes the most important issues of our times and explores the ideas and intellectual trends that have shaped where we are today.
Subscribe via Spotify, iTunes, Podbean or SoundCloud.
Email us at info@ideasmatter.org.uk
12 min