We discuss Aristotle’s taxonomy of regimes and the way that the one, the few, and the many continue to compete for power in our day.    

Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines.

Opening and closing music from the beginning and end of “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia. Used with permission.

Opening (0:53) - We talk about Dave’s trip to watch the Patriots beat the Texans, the Red Sox’s continued playoff success, and a pleasant early fall in New York. 

Required Reading (3:28) - We discuss how Aristotle divides regimes based on who rules and for what purpose with application to contemporary questions like the wisdom of term limits. Link: Aristotle, The Politics.

Open the Gradebook (26:06) - Now that all five of the quarterbacks drafted in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft have started at least one game, we grade the performance of each to date. Link: ESPN quarterback statistics. 

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Matt Parks is the Interim Provost and an Associate Professor of Politics at The King’s College in New York City. David Corbin is Head of School at the Geneva School of Boerne, Texas. All views expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker.