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Thinking Beyond Liberalism

  1. 6D AGO

    Man and Woman: Sexual Difference and the Political Order

    In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Michael Boland discuss the upcoming New Polity magazine, Issue 7.1, on Man and Woman. Specifically, they discuss the philosophical and metaphysical problems of sexual difference, and how our understanding of man and woman impacts our view of politics. Subscribe to New Polity Magazine by March 1st to receive Issue 7.1! https://newpolity.com/magazine The 2026 New Polity Conference is only three months away! Learn more and get your ticket at https://newpolity.com/2026 Issue 7.1 of New Polity Magazine on Man and Woman:Margaret Harper McCarthy on the Feminist Roots of Transgenderism.Rocco Buttiglione on Wojtyła, Freud, and Edith Stein.Slavoj Zizek on Pluribus.D. C. Schindler on the Metaphysics of Gender. Michael Hanby on the Politics of Transgender Theory.Maria Brandell on the Meaning of Woman in Edith Stein. Christopher Dawson on Christianity and Sex. With Reviews, an Introduction to Tobit, and more.

    36 min

  2. FEB 4

    Debate: Should We Delete Catholic AI? | Matthew Sanders, CEO of Longbeard, and Marc Barnes

    In this podcast, Matthew Harvey Sanders, CEO of Longbeard (creator of MagisteriumAI), and Marc Barnes, editor of New Polity, debate whether Catholics should build and use AI chatbots. Barnes argues that Catholic AI chatbots are objectively evil because they generate probabilistic statements about the faith, are irresponsible in their responses, and are inherently fake conversations with non-persons. Sanders argues that Catholics should embrace this new technological development and that there is an openness from the Vatican about the creation of a true artificial intelligence. This debate is hosted by Edmund Mitchell of the Faith and AI Project. Check out Faith and AI Projects's other podcasts here: https://faithandaiproject.com/podcastThis debate has also occurred in writing. Barnes’s initial article “Delete Magisterium AI” can be found here: https://newpolity.com/blog/delete-mag.... Sanders’s response is here: https://www.longbeard.com/blog/respon.... Finally, Barnes’s second response is here: https://newpolity.com/blog/broken-ble....Subscribe to New Polity Magazine! https://newpolity.com/magazine Check out our books! https://newpolity.com/press Read more: https://newpolity.com/essays

    2h 9m

  3. FEB 3

    Pope Leo XIV on AI Chatbots: Preserving Human Voices and Faces

    What is the Catholic response to AI? Pope Leo XIV, in his recent message for the 60th World Day of Social Communications, takes a critical look at AI: namely, how it is "encroach[ing] upon the deepest level of communication, that of human relationships." Pope Leo asserts that our faces and voices are sacred, a witness to the unique, singular dignity of each human person. With AI already mimicking persons in social media and through deepfakes, the Pope calls for overcoming the "anthropomorphizing tendencies of AI systems." In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Reuben Slife go line-by-line through the message of Pope Leo, and discuss it's implications for the Catholic approach to AI. "Message of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV for the 60th World Day of Social Communications" Register for New Polity's 2026 Conference! https://newpolity.com/2026 Subscribe to New Polity Magazine! Check out our books!Read more.

    2h 12m

  4. JAN 22

    AI Writing and the Collapse of a Literate Culture

    The book has long been the place of completed thought, able to incorporate previous work and advance new thought. That is going away. AI generation is polluting the discourse; leading to a state where all "new" publications are, in fact, summarized AI restatements of the previous state of the question. In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Andrew Willard Jones discuss the effects of AI on the the technology of the books, and how a literate culture persists. Subscribe to New Polity Magazine!: https://newpolity.com/magazineRegister for New Polity's 2026 Conference! https://newpolity.com/2026Help us make more: visit https://www.newpolity.com/donate

    1h 19m

  5. 12/29/2025

    We Survived Another Year | 2025 Wrap-up

    Happy New Year! In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Alex Denley discuss New Polity's 2025 year, the books and magazines published, and look ahead to the New Year. Thank you to everyone who read or listened to us this year. Check out our essays: https://newpolity.com/essaysSubscribe to New Polity Magazine! https://newpolity.com/magazineCheck out our 2026 Conference! https://newpolity.com/2026Please consider donating at https://newpolity.com/donate

    1h 4m

  6. 12/19/2025

    Man, Woman, Tyrant, Slave | New Polity 2026

    We are excited to announce New Polity's 2026 conference: Man, Woman, Tyrant, Slave. Learn more and register at https://newpolity.com/2026 The sixth annual New Polity conference aims to refute bad ideas concerning marriage and sexual difference; to debate the metaphysics of man and woman; to argue for a profound continuity between the order of man and woman and the political and cosmic order as a whole; to shed a light on the tyranny-destroying potential of marriage; and, in sum, to rediscover the mystery and purpose of sexual difference as revealed by the Incarnation of Jesus Christ. In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Andrew Willard Jones discuss the relation of man and woman, the metaphysical implications, and the conference.

    27 min

  7. 12/11/2025

    America's Structures of Sin

    We are excited to announce our next New Polity Magazine: Issue 6.4 on The Critique of America, featuring essays by Reuben Slife, David L. Schindler, Michael Hanby, John Byron Kuhner and more. Pre-order is now available! Visit: https://newpolity.com/single-issues/6-4In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Michael Boland discuss the critique of America, structures of sin, and the idea of the American people. Check out our essays: https://newpolity.com/essaysSubscribe to New Polity Magazine! https://newpolity.com/magazineHelp us make more: visit https://www.newpolity.com/donate

    51 min

  8. 11/06/2025

    Debate: Is it Wrong to Talk with an AI Chatbot?

    Marc Barnes believes that AI chatbots are evil, and that having a faux conversation with AI chatbots is wrong. Joseph Hobbs, Senior Solution Architect at Databricks, disagrees. In this podcast, they discuss the nature of conversation, how AI imitates conversation, and the Catholic response to AI Chatbots. Our double issue of New Polity magazine on Artificial Intelligence is now available for purchase! Including essays by Matthew Crawford, Slavoj Žižek, D. C. Schindler, and many more. Buy now at https://newpolity.com/single-issues/6-23We depend on your generous support. Please consider donating at https://www.newpolity.com/donate

    1h 42m
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  • Years Active
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