Can America Survive as a Republic Without Virtue? [The Pugcast]

Can America Survive as a Republic Without Virtue? [The Pugcast]

Author: Fight Laugh Feast USA September 7, 2026 Duration: 1:01:07

Today the Pugs reflect on an essay from Matthew B. Crawford’s Substack entitled, The Fate of Liberty in the American Experiment. One feature of the essay is a reflection on the understanding of virtue assumed by the American Founders, does it have more in common with the classical understanding or is it modern in character. If the latter, is the experiment doomed? If the former, is there any hope that we can recover it? Tune in and judge for yourself!

 

Substack Article: https://mcrawford.substack.com/p/the-fate-of-liberty-in-the-american?r=1gxyb8&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

 

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