The Stationary Bandit

Kevin Vallier on Liberalism, Integralism, and AI

In this episode I talk with the political philosopher Kevin Vallier about a variety of intellectual projects that have come out journey as an Orthodox…

Feb 18 • Grotius

Kevin Vallier on Liberalism, Integralism, and AI

Audio only

Feb 17 • Grotius

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January 2026

Alison LaCroix on Varieties of American Sovereignty

In this episode I talk with Alison LaCroix, an intellectual historian and Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School.

Jan 17 • Grotius

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Alison LaCroix on Varieties of American Sovereignty Audio Only

Jan 17 • Grotius

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December 2025

David Friedman on Governments, Legal Systems, and Fictional Worlds

In this episode I talk with the great economist and legal theorist David Friedman.

Dec 31, 2025 • Grotius

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David D. Friedman on Governments, Legal Systems, and Fictional Worlds Audio Only

Dec 31, 2025 • Grotius

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Bryan Caplan on State Capacity and Monoculture Grotius

I’ve not posted in a little bit because I have been working on getting a podcast/YouTube channel started to explore the ideas at the heart of this blog.

Dec 23, 2025 • Grotius

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Bryan Caplan on State Capacity and Monoculture: Audio Only

Produced by Helen LaGrand; Music by Yasha Mostert

Dec 21, 2025 • Grotius

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1:12:56

May 2025

David Armitage on Civil Wars

A fun but frustrating book

May 17, 2025 • Grotius

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Disappointments with Violence and Social Orders

I’m sorry to report back that North, Wallis, and Weingast’s book left me pretty disappointed after the introduction.

May 4, 2025 • Grotius

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April 2025

Thinking about Autocracies

Beginning my quest to learn more about what explains the differences between dictatorships and democracies.

Apr 22, 2025 • Grotius

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February 2025

Merryman and Perez-Perdomo on European Legal History

My disappointments with a common narrative

Feb 12, 2025 • Grotius

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