The privatization of social security is like, really the holy grail for this on the right. It's interesting because it's not is a phenomenon that is both ideological and material. I think we're in a very strange moment, i do, and think so because some of the limits of this world view are becoming painfully clear. And actually, tht delibertarian framework really only makes them much, much more difficult to address.
Dan interviews historian Kim Phillips-Fein on Invisible Hands: The Making of the Conservative Movement from the New Deal to Reagan.
Listen to Kim's Dig interview on Fear City: New York’s Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics thedigradio.com/podcast/fear-city-with-kim-phillips-fein/
Listen to past Dig eps for context on Russia's invasion of Ukraine:
Tony Wood on Russia and Putin: thedigradio.com/podcast/russia-beyond-putin-with-tony-wood
Volodymyr Ishchenko on Ukraine: thedigradio.com/podcast/ukraine-w-volodymyr-ishchenko
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