I did it!

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The blog has moved and found its new home, hopefully a steady one. The truth is, this was a long time coming and I really needed to get it done.

St. Donat’s Castle, Wales. Photo Credit: Jan Höppner

This whole endeavour has been a steep learning curve for me, because, boy, hosting yourself is a whole new technical issue. But there is nothing quite as exhilarating as learning something new and realising that you can do it, isn’t there?

Anyway, I have also tried to make some improvements to the layout and the content. Some things I like a lot better. Some I still see room for improvement. If you see anything, that needs fixing or improving, let me know!

Introducing: Shorts

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As I have done this podcast, the long form presents digestible bit of complex thinkers. One downside is, that I do not say some small things that are on my mind to keep to the point. But, I’ll make that an upside! I am introducing a short format- no more than 3-5 minutes, in which I explain one thought I find interesting, just one. The first is on

Marx and AI

Let me know what you think on of the format and the episode! I really appreciate your feedback.

You might want to also listen to the long form episode on Marx.

Ambivalent Marx

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Photo Credit: Jan Höppner

That was a bit of a surprise, although maybe it shouldn’t have been – this turned out to be the longest episode yet. But, then again, I tried my best on Marx and that wasn’t going to come easy. And, I tried to make some important point on tolerating ambivalence, which is really helpful when reading political theory and outright essential when living on planet Earth, which, I guess, most of my listeners do. As always, there is a page for the episode here and I welcome your comments very much, they really help to make the podcast better. For cheaters, Marx starts about 12 Minutes in – but you really should not miss those first twelve minutes ;-).

What does it all mean? – Going wrong four ways

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There is a whole lot of things going around my head, that I would like to put out there. Still, it is important to just briefly go into some more general questions on what political theory texts can and cannot do for us. Because I do take liberties and I believe in my right to do so and that it is actually helpful. But I do not dismiss the concerns that many people have had with people doing this in a sort of cavalier way. A lot can go wrong if you do that.

Christchurch College, Oxford. Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

So, the newest episode looks at some ways we might want to look at political theory texts – historically, but I believe even beyond that. How to understand the meaning of things, really. And it gives some very handy perspectives for you to take along into your life. So this is not some boring episode on methods, more of a reprieve from immediate problems to make sure our posture is right, before we proceed. So enjoy my look at Quentin Skinner’s four mythologies – and makeup your own mind. As always I provided a page on the episode for you with some resources you might find useful.

Truth Revisited

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There is always more to say and sort through and this is my attempt to supplement the trilogy on truth with some ideas that might have remained shady, partly because I am not sure how much they are Arendt’s, Foucault’s or Havel’s. They might just be what I make of them. And seeing that this is 2026, which might turn out to be the craziest year I have lived through in a long time (at least 34 years), this episode might end up being all over the place. It is, however, very much thought-provoking. And that is what this is all about, after all.

As always, I have created a page with some resources, that might take your thoughts even further. Enjoy! And get back to me with comments, ideas and questions, please, I would love to make this even better.