Ben Burgis: podcast appearances and interviews

Ben Burgis, born in 1980, is an American socialist political commentator, author, and adjunct philosophy professor at Rutgers University. He is known for his writings on socialism, which are primarily based on the analytical Marxist tradition of G. A. Cohen. Burgis's work focuses on reconstructing Cohen's moral and logical critique of capitalism in a modern context. He employs the rigorous argumentation methods of analytical philosophy to argue for the legitimacy of socialism and to highlight the issues associated with capitalism. Burgis has contributed articles to publications such as Jacobin, The Daily Beast, and MSNBC. He holds a bachelor's degree from Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, earned an M.A. in philosophy from Western Michigan University, and completed a Ph.D. at the University of Miami in 2011. Burgis is also noted for his authorship of a biography of Christopher Hitchens, adding to his profile as a writer and thinker deeply engaged in contemporary political and philosophical discourse.