The New Liberal Podcast

This episode is a joint episode - I sit down with Richard Reeves, Brookings Institute Senior Fellow, Author of 'Dream Hoarders' and host of the new podcast Dialogues with Richard Reeves. We compare modern liberalism with previous generations of liberalism, discuss the importance of pluralism in a liberal society, and talk about the future of liberalism in the US over the next decade.

Recommended reading:

Check out the new podcast Dialogues with Richard Reeves - https://richardvreeves.com/podcast/

A Thousand Small Sanities - https://www.amazon.com/Thousand-Small-Sanities-Adventure-Liberalism/dp/154169936X

The Neoliberal Mind - https://www.adamsmith.org/research/the-neoliberal-mind

All Minus One - https://heterodoxacademy.org/library/all-minus-one/

The Idea of Justice - https://www.amazon.com/Idea-Justice-Amartya-Sen/dp/0674060474

Anti-Pluralism - https://www.amazon.com/Anti-Pluralism-Populist-Liberal-Democracy-Politics/dp/0300228929

John Stuart Mill, Victorian Firebrand - https://www.amazon.com/John-Stuart-Mill-Victorian-Firebrand/dp/1843546442

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Virginia Postrel, author of The Fabric of Civilization, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. We discuss the history of cloths, textiles, and fabrics as detailed in her recent book, and why the history of fabrics is often the same thing as the history of technology. We also discuss dynamic vs static attitudes toward the economy and society, the relationship between textiles and economic development, theories of how and why industrialization occurs, and the ins and outs of kidney donation. It's hard to recap every subject we touch on, but this episode is definitely worth your time.

Suggested reading:

The Fabric of Civilization + references - https://vpostrel.com/the-fabric-of-civilization/references

Here's Looking At You, Kidney - https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/heres-looking-at-you-kidney/

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How is Substack changing online media, and are those changes making our discourse better or worse? Substack CEO Chris Best joins the show to discuss all things Substack. We talk about Substack's origins and mission, the various ways in which Substack differs from traditional media outlets, some of the recent controversies around content on Substack, and the role that companies like Substack play in moderating harmful content vs ensuring free speech.

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Despite having majority, bipartisan support in both the US House and Senate, Congress is failing to pass a foreign aid bill that would support Ukraine, Taiwan and Israel. Is the GOP's internal dysfunction harming liberalism around the world? Francis Fukuyama joins the podcast to discuss the foreign aid bill, the state of liberal democracy worldwide, and the threats to American democracy from the increasingly radical GOP.

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What exactly do modern neoliberals believe? Colin Mortimer, director of the Center for New Liberalism, joins the podcast to discuss his recent Substack article titled "What Neoliberals Believe". We discuss the core values in neoliberalism, institutions, the social welfare state, markets, immigration, trade, climate change, housing, and much more.

To read Colin's piece, head to: https://exponents.substack.com/p/what-neoliberals-believe

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