Neon Liberalism #19: Liberal...Socialism?

Samantha Hancox-Li, Paul Crider, Matthew McManus Mar 23, 2025

Samantha and fellow Liberal Currents editor Paul Crider talk to Matt McManus, author of The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism, about a forgotten political tradition, the intellectual fallout of the Russian Revolution, and what this all means for how we think about the contemporary dangers of oligarchy and reaction.

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Published in: Neon Liberalism, Podcast

Authors

Samantha Hancox-Li is the Executive Editor of Liberal Currents and host of the Neon Liberalism podcast.

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Paul Crider is a husband and father living in the San Francisco Bay Area. He daylights as a semiconductor engineer but otherwise likes to spend his time reading and writing.

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Matt McManus is the author of "The Rise of Postmodern Conservatism," amongst other books, and he is an assistant professor in the Political Science department at Spelman College.

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