Veil of ignorance
Type: Idea
As of November 2026, Veil of ignorance has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Pod Save America (Nov 2026). Referenced as a philosophical tool to reframe allocation questions in the Israel/Palestine discussion — speaker invokes a Veil of Ignorance style thought experiment when…
In philosophy, the original position is a hypothetical position from which members of society would consider which principles they would select for the basic structure of their society if they had no knowledge ahead of time regarding the position which they would end up occupying in that society. The idea of having no such knowledge, because everyone is behind a veil of ignorance, represents a thought experiment often associated with the work of the American philosopher John Rawls.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2026 on Pod Save America |
| Field | Political philosophy |
Who talks about Veil of ignorance on podcasts?
Veil of ignorance came up; the most recent mention was Nov 2026 on Pod Save America.
What is Veil of ignorance mentioned alongside?
Veil of ignorance is most often mentioned alongside Dan Pfeiffer, Marco Rubio and CrookedCon.
Mentioned together: Dan Pfeiffer, Marco Rubio, CrookedCon, 2026 Midterm Elections, Trees.com
Themes
Groups of names that keep coming up together in the conversations that mention Veil of ignorance.
- Donald Trump and Tariffs: Donald Trump, Tariffs, Texas, Michigan, Washington, D.C., Crooked Media
- Populism and Gina Hinojosa: Populism, Gina Hinojosa, Twitter, Egypt, Cuba
- Pod Save America and Abdul El-Sayed: Pod Save America, Abdul El-Sayed, JB Pritzker, Senate, Iran war (2026)
- International Law and New York Times: International Law, New York Times, Hakeem Jeffries, Indiana, Fox News
- Gaza and J.D. Vance: Gaza, J.D. Vance, Marco Rubio, Elon Musk
- Medicaid cuts and Tommy Vietor: Medicaid cuts, Tommy Vietor, Illinois, Redistricting
Most often together
- Chicago and Venezuela: together in one episode that mention Veil of ignorance
- Elon Musk and Gaza: together in one episode that mention Veil of ignorance
- Israel and Canada: together in one episode that mention Veil of ignorance
- Democratic Party and Republican Party: competes with
- Kansas and Chicago: together in one episode that mention Veil of ignorance
- Texas and Crooked Media: together in one episode that mention Veil of ignorance
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