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A monthly conversation hosted by Liberties Journals at which dozens come together to discuss a question of pressing philosophical concern. This is a community of kind, curious, and intelligent discourse. Join us!

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Are We Separable From Our Origins?

2026/04/07

This month's salon "Are We Separable From Our Origins?" was inspired by Nicholas Lemann's essay in Liberties "The Irony of Southern Jewish History."

IS THERE A MORAL AESTHETIC

2026/02/03

Liberties Journal hosts a monthly conversation in this iteration of which dozens gather to together ask and answer the question IS THERE A MORAL AESTHETIC?

IS ICONOCLASM MORAL

2026/01/19

Liberties Journal hosts a monthly conversation in this iteration of which dozens gather to together ask and answer the question IS ICONOCLASM MORAL?

DOES SUCCESS HELP

2025/12/08

Liberties Journal hosts a monthly conversation in this iteration of which dozens gather to together ask and answer the question Does Success Help?

IS CURIOSITY DANGEROUS

2025/05/15

Chris McCaffery, Celeste Marcus, and fifty of their closest friends gather in the Liberties Journal offices to ask and answer the question "Is Curiosity Dangerous?"

IS THERE HONOR WITHOUT REVENGE

2025/04/03

Christopher McCaffery, Celeste Marcus, and fifty of their closest friends ask and answer the question Is There Honor Without Revenge?

CAN WE CHANGE HOW WE LOVE (NYC)

2025/02/18

Christopher McCaffery, Celeste Marcus, and fifty New Yorkers together ask and answer the question "Can We Change How We Love?"

CAN WE CHANGE HOW WE LOVE (DC)

2025/02/18

Christopher McCaffery, Celeste Marcus, and fifty of their closest friends ask and answer the question "Can We Change How We love?"

CAN WE LEARN TO BE ALONE

2025/01/28

Liberties Journal's associate publisher and managing editor together with sixty of their closest friends ask and answer the question "Can We Learn To Be Alone?"

CAN PEOPLE CHANGE

2025/01/10

Chris McCaffery, Celeste Marcus, and thirty of their closest friends assemble on New Years eve to together ask and answer the question "Can People Change?"

IS ART MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN NATURE

2024/10/29

Christopher McCaffery, Celeste Marcus, and fifty of their closest friends ask and answer the question "Is Art More Beautiful Than Nature?".

CAN WE CHOOSE OUR BELIEFS

2024/10/02

Christopher McCaffery, Celeste Marcus, and fifty of their closest friends ask and answer the question "Can We Choose Our Beliefs?".

DC Salon 9: May We Despair?

2024/08/24

Christopher McCaffery, Celeste Marcus, and fifty of their closest friends ask and answer the question "may we despair?".

DC Salon 8: Can Nonbelievers Pray?

2024/07/22

Christopher McCaffery, Celeste Marcus, and fifty of their closest friends ask and answer: Can Nonbelievers Pray?

WRB x Liberties Salon 7 - Propaganda: Do You Know It When You See it?

2024/06/19

Christopher McCaffery, Celeste Marcus, and fifty of their closest friends discuss what propaganda is and whether it is easily identifiable.

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Decorno 2024/04/13

Disappointing.

These discussions are disappointing. This is a gathering of people who see themselves as intellectuals, yet the discussions sound like the conversatio...

Harryschill25 2023/01/09

Very Thorough discussions

This podcast features either Wieseltier or Marcus speaking to Liberties writers. The writers are given time to explain the roots of their argument and...

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