Ideology Unbound is a podcast from the Illiberalism Studies Program at George Washington University and hosted by Laura K. Field. We talk about the past and future of ideologies, and about liberalism and its challenges, with thinkers in the United States and around the world.

In this episode, Laura Field interviews Nicholas Buccola about his book One Man's Freedom, which explores the contrasting ideologies of Martin Luther King Jr. and Barry Goldwater. The conversation delves into their intellectual backgrounds, the historical context of their rise to prominence, and the implications of their differing views on freedom, labor, and civil rights. Buccola emphasizes the importance of storytel ...