Human Beings, Together and Alone: Ben Klutsey talks to Ian Marcus Corbin

In this installment of a series on liberalism, Benjamin Klutsey, the director of academic outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, talks with Ian Marcus Corbin about the difference between solitude and loneliness, how the internet is affecting people’s sense of self, the virtues of ska punk music and much more. Corbin is a writer, researcher and teacher in Cambridge, Mass., where he is currently writing a book on solitude and human solidarity.

For a full transcript of this conversation with helpful links, visit DiscourseMagazine.com.