The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

The Brink of Morosity

Sep 28, 2023

Jonah Goldberg is joined by Brink Lindsey, senior vice president at the Niskanen Center and author. They discuss urgent social policy matters, challenges of modern capitalism, libertarian philosophy, and Thailand's problematic geography. Did the libertarian project fail? Do intellectuals shape the world? How can we make capitalism sustainable?

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Brink Lindsey

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Quick takeaways

Reinvigorating smaller scale local communities and fostering cooperation is crucial for society's reconnection.

Intellectual articulation is influenced by societal changes, but it starts with what is happening in the world.

Creating smaller-scale local institutions and promoting community self-reliance can address the breakdown in institutions and sense of disintegration in society.

Deep dives

The importance of demasifying society and reinvigorating local communities

It is crucial to demasify society and reinvigorate smaller scale local communities within families, neighborhoods, and smaller communities within metropolitan areas. This can be achieved by giving people practical functions at the local level that their cooperation accomplishes. Finding meaning in solving problems together is vital for society's reconnection.

Introduction

3min

Aligning Libertarians with Progressives for Good Governance

12min

Different Forms of NIMBYism and the Hypocrisy of Progressive Homeowners

2min

Centralization and the Rise of the Managerial Class

28min

The Role of Intellectual History in Shaping the World

11min

Views on Optimism and Hopefulness for the Future

2min

Wrapping Up, Substack, Positive and Negative Liberty, Skiff, Monthly AMAs, and Upcoming Debate

5min

Get your bingo cards ready once again, because today’s Remnant offers a greatest hits of Goldbergian geekdom. Jonah’s joined today by libertarian writer Brink Lindsey, a senior vice president at the Niskanen Center and the author of The Permanent Problem on Substack. Together, they dig into urgent matters of social policy—institutional decay and the challenges of modern capitalism among them—libertarian philosophy, and Thailand’s problematic geography. Did the libertarian project fail? Do intellectuals really shape the world? And how can we make the mass affluence provided by capitalism sustainable?

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