Freedom, Democracy And The Rise Of Authoritarianism With David McGrogan

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On 22 September, In this episode of Encounters, Institute of Public Affairs Senior Fellow John Roskam speaks to Dr. David McGrogan about freedom in the modern world and the rise of authoritarianism that threatens liberty in the West.

David McGrogan is an Associate Professor of Law at Northumbria Law School. His extensive writing and research on freedom has been published by The Daily Skeptic, The Critic, Law & Liberty and the Brownstone Institute.

David is also the author of Critical Theory and Human Rights: From Compassion to Coercion, which explains that human rights today has very little to do with personal freedom. His Substack, News from Uncibal introduces readers to political philosophy and freedom in both a historical and modern world context.

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