Socialism and Liberalism: A Path Towards Estrangement’s End
Thinkers in both “camps” have not only challenged the underlying idea of the split but created theory that unified both liberal and socialist principles.
Caitlin and Trent speak with educational policy researcher Derek Gottlieb about what it's like to research education in a country whose administration thinks public education shouldn't really even be a thing.
Half the Answer can be heard on Spotify, on Apple, on YouTube, on Amazon, and elsewhere via its RSS feed.
Resources:
https://www.derekgottliebphd.com/
"Building a Better Teacher" https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/magazine/07Teachers-t.html
Kristof, "Obama and Our Schools" https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/13/opinion/13kristof.html
Cavell, "The Claim of Reason" https://academic.oup.com/book/49825
Malcolm Gladwell's quarterback problem https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/12/15/most-likely-to-succeed-malcolm-gladwell
Reduction in Force notices https://www.k12dive.com/news/education-department-layoffs-what-to-know-special-education-civil-rights-lawsuits/802779/
Reduction in Force halted https://www.npr.org/2025/10/28/nx-s1-5585083/government-shutdown-trump-rif-layoffs
Ahmed, "On Being Included" https://www.dukeupress.edu/on-being-included
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