{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6244d1918dd186001211b37a/6ad85301a25058b22a2f4b88?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why liberalism is worth saving","description":"<p>With the fragmentation and loss of belief in the Liberal Party, the future of liberalism itself these days doesn’t look bright. But what would a “post-liberal” world look like?</p><p><br></p><p>This week on <em>Cut Through</em>, Tim Dean, resident philosopher at The Ethics Centre, joins Rachel Withers to talk about why liberalism is worth fighting for despite its flaws, and the ways that the left and the right can join together to fight disillusion, division and dismay. Plus, the moral erosion of the Trump administration’s short-lived promise of a livestreamed execution. </p><p><br></p><p>Today’s episode covers:</p><ul><li>The threats to liberalism </li><li>What are the problems with liberalism today? </li><li>What should the left be doing differently?</li><li>What should the right be doing differently?</li><li>The perversions of neoliberalism </li><li>The immorality of public executions</li><li>What does public execution signal to a population? </li><li>How technology disseminates violence</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Read the transcript here, watch or listen to the episode above.</p><p>Want to ask us a question? Send an email to <u><a href=\"mailto:letters@crikey.com.au\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">letters@crikey.com.au</a></u> or contact us using the secure methods detailed <u><a href=\"https://www.crikey.com.au/tip-off-crikey/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></u>.</p><p><br></p><p>Read more:</p><p><u><a href=\"https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/21/liberalism-political-system-populism-far-right/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The only thing worse than liberalism is everything else</a></u></p><p><u><a href=\"https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/13/nidal-hasan-capital-punishment-public-executions-donald-trump-pete-hegseth-usa/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What’s wrong with public executions?</a></u></p><p><br></p><p>Want to ask us a question? Send an email to <u><a href=\"mailto:letters@crikey.com.au\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">letters@crikey.com.au</a></u> or contact us using the secure methods detailed here: <u><a href=\"https://www.crikey.com.au/tip-off-crikey/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.crikey.com.au/tip-off-crikey/</a></u> </p><p><br></p><p><u><a href=\"https://campaigns.crikey.com.au/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Crikey now to get 60% off your annual subscription!</a></u></p>","author_name":"Crikey"}