Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, Matt McManus joins me to discuss his new book, The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism, which goes over the lost radical history of liberalism and what socialists can learn from liberalism. In The Backroom episode on Patreon titled “Democratic Socialism or Liberal Communism,” we discuss the obstacles to transition to socialism, critiques of Liberal Socialism, and the notion of “socialist managed democracy.” Become a Patron at Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven’t already done so!
Timestamps:
0:00 The Backroom Teaser
4:17 Liberal Socialism? WTF!
16:38 The Radical History of Liberalism
34:04 The Birth of Left and Right: Paine vs Burke
43:11 Was Thomas Paine a Socialist?
48:59 Mary Wollstonecraft and Radical Feminism
01:08:34 Marx's Critique of Liberalism
01:18:28 My Critique
01:35:00 Democracy vs Liberalism
01:43:03 Power & The Transition to Socialism
Check out The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism: routledge.com/The-Political-Theory-of-Liberal-Socialism/McManus/p/book/9781032647234
amazon.ca/Liberalism-Socialism-Mortal-Enemies-Embittered/dp/3030795365
Follow Matt on X: https://x.com/MattPolProf
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Outro Music by Karl Casey
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Get access to The Backroom Exclusive episodes on Patreon: patreon.com/OneDime
In this episode of 1Dime Radio, Matt McManus joins me to discuss his new book, The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism, which goes over the lost radical history of liberalism and what socialists can learn from liberalism. In The Backroom episode on Patreon titled “Democratic Socialism or Liberal Communism,” we discuss the obstacles to transition to socialism, critiques of Liberal Socialism, and the notion of “socialist managed democracy.” Become a Patron at Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven’t already done so!
Timestamps:
0:00 The Backroom Teaser
4:17 Liberal Socialism? WTF!
16:38 The Radical History of Liberalism
34:04 The Birth of Left and Right: Paine vs Burke
43:11 Was Thomas Paine a Socialist?
48:59 Mary Wollstonecraft and Radical Feminism
01:08:34 Marx's Critique of Liberalism
01:18:28 My Critique
01:35:00 Democracy vs Liberalism
01:43:03 Power & The Transition to Socialism
Check out The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism: routledge.com/The-Political-Theory-of-Liberal-Socialism/McManus/p/book/9781032647234
amazon.ca/Liberalism-Socialism-Mortal-Enemies-Embittered/dp/3030795365
Follow Matt on X: https://x.com/MattPolProf
Follow me on X: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial
Read Articles Faster with Speechify: share.speechify.com/mzrxH5D
Outro Music by Karl Casey
Leave a Like and Comment if you enjoyed the show!
