45 min
Dan Denning, Anya Leonard & Joel Bowman—The Classics, Cancel Culture & Cryptocurrency EP13 The Wiggin Sessions
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Understanding the Classics affords us a unique lens through which to view modern society and allows us to look at human behavior from a distance.
And all three of my guests are students of the Classics with a special interest in how classical wisdom can help us understand trends in the economy and culture of today.
Dan Denning is the Coauthor of The Bonner-Denning Letter, a monthly publication that covers a wide range of macro and microeconomic topics. Anya Leonard is the Cofounder and Director of Classical Wisdom, a platform that explores how Ancient Greek and Latin literature applies to our lives now. And Joel Bowman is a Contributor to the Daily Reckoning and cryptocurrency expert.
On this episode of The Wiggin Sessions, Dan, Anya and Joel join me to discuss the assault on the Classics and how we might defend classical liberal values in today’s society.
We explore cancel culture’s roots in the Hegelian dialectic, describing how money and technology can be used to control behavior.
Listen in for insight on whether cryptocurrencies are an antidote to bad money or just more frothiness—and find out what we can learn from the Classics about the consequences of present monetary policy.
Key Takeaways What inspired Anya to host an event re: the attack on the Classics and how the discussion was received
Cancel culture’s roots in the Hegelian dialectic and how Antonio Gramsci serves as the modern root of the movement
Anya’s take on the fallacy of cancel culture and how a living canon can evolve without erasing history
How money and technology can be used to control behavior in favor of political values deemed superior to tradition
How Dan thinks about defending classical liberal values in the digital era
The speculative behavior that stems from the advent of any new monetary system
What differentiates government-issued cryptocurrencies from free market offerings (and how to tell the difference)
Who controls the conversations around what money is in a society
The role Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies play in helping people preserve wealth in Latin America
What four factors give money its value and why there’s no such thing as ‘intrinsic value’
What we can learn from the Classics about the social and political consequences of devaluation and inflation
Connect with Dan Denning The Bonner-Denning Letter
Connect with Anya Leonard Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks Course
Connect with Joel Bowman Joel on Twitter
Connect with Addison Wiggin Consilience Financial
Be sure to follow The Wiggin Sessions on your socials. You can find me on—
Facebook @thewigginsessions
Instagram @thewigginsessions
Twitter @WigginSessions
Resources ‘Are the Classics Under Attack’ on Classical Wisdom
‘He Wants to Save the Classics from Whiteness. Can the Field Survive?’ in The New York Times
Dr. Eric Adler on Classical Wisdom Speaks
The Battle of the Classics: How a Nineteenth-Century Debate Can Save the Humanities Today by Eric Adler
Antonio Gramsci
Dan Denning on the Bonner Private Research Podcast
Dan Denning’s Presentation for the Hayek Institute
Understanding the Classics affords us a unique lens through which to view modern society and allows us to look at human behavior from a distance.
And all three of my guests are students of the Classics with a special interest in how classical wisdom can help us understand trends in the economy and culture of today.
Dan Denning is the Coauthor of The Bonner-Denning Letter, a monthly publication that covers a wide range of macro and microeconomic topics. Anya Leonard is the Cofounder and Director of Classical Wisdom, a platform that explores how Ancient Greek and Latin literature applies to our lives now. And Joel Bowman is a Contributor to the Daily Reckoning and cryptocurrency expert.
On this episode of The Wiggin Sessions, Dan, Anya and Joel join me to discuss the assault on the Classics and how we might defend classical liberal values in today’s society.
We explore cancel culture’s roots in the Hegelian dialectic, describing how money and technology can be used to control behavior.
Listen in for insight on whether cryptocurrencies are an antidote to bad money or just more frothiness—and find out what we can learn from the Classics about the consequences of present monetary policy.
Key Takeaways What inspired Anya to host an event re: the attack on the Classics and how the discussion was received
Cancel culture’s roots in the Hegelian dialectic and how Antonio Gramsci serves as the modern root of the movement
Anya’s take on the fallacy of cancel culture and how a living canon can evolve without erasing history
How money and technology can be used to control behavior in favor of political values deemed superior to tradition
How Dan thinks about defending classical liberal values in the digital era
The speculative behavior that stems from the advent of any new monetary system
What differentiates government-issued cryptocurrencies from free market offerings (and how to tell the difference)
Who controls the conversations around what money is in a society
The role Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies play in helping people preserve wealth in Latin America
What four factors give money its value and why there’s no such thing as ‘intrinsic value’
What we can learn from the Classics about the social and political consequences of devaluation and inflation
Connect with Dan Denning The Bonner-Denning Letter
Connect with Anya Leonard Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks Course
Connect with Joel Bowman Joel on Twitter
Connect with Addison Wiggin Consilience Financial
Be sure to follow The Wiggin Sessions on your socials. You can find me on—
Facebook @thewigginsessions
Instagram @thewigginsessions
Twitter @WigginSessions
Resources ‘Are the Classics Under Attack’ on Classical Wisdom
‘He Wants to Save the Classics from Whiteness. Can the Field Survive?’ in The New York Times
Dr. Eric Adler on Classical Wisdom Speaks
The Battle of the Classics: How a Nineteenth-Century Debate Can Save the Humanities Today by Eric Adler
Antonio Gramsci
Dan Denning on the Bonner Private Research Podcast
Dan Denning’s Presentation for the Hayek Institute
45 min