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America's War on Christianity | Tocqueville on Religion
A lecture celebrating America's 250th anniversary
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1:30:10
Democracy with American Characteristics | Tocqueville on America's Industrial Aristocracy
My lecture celebrating America's 250th anniversary
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1:40:00
Only Treachery Can Defend Freedom | Machiavelli's Domestic Policy Explained
A lecture on Machiavelli's Domestic Policy
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2:05:13
The Case for Imperialism | Machiavelli's Foreign Policy Explained
Lecture on Machiavelli's Foreign Policy & Case for Conquest
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50:29
Answering Tough Questions on Machiavelli’s Ethics | Q&A
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35:23
Why Good People Make Terrible Leaders | Machiavelli's Ethics Explained
A lecture on Machiavelli's ethics
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1:11:34
Your Face Shapes Your Destiny | Shelley's Frankenstein Explained
The True Horror of Frankenstein
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18:47
Embrace the Erotic | Plato's Symposium Explained
A lecture on Plato's Symposium
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1:36:33
A Systematic Critique of Stoic Philosophy | Cicero's Definibus
A Systematic Critique of Stoic Philosophy building off of Nietzsche's Gay Science and Cicero's Definibus
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1:21:23
Introduction to Stoic Philosophy | Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
A lecture on Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations
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1:21:46
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: Will America Fall Like Rome?
A lecture on Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar
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1:39:10
Rousseau's Second Discourse: Why The Poor Embrace Inequality
Watch now | A lecture on Rousseau's Discourse on the Origin of Inequality
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1:45:29
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