Why do nations fight when it's clear how incredibly destructive war is?  Economist and political scientist Chris Blattman joins the show to discuss his new book, Why We Fight.  He discusses how the world is probably more peaceful than it gets credit for, the factors that cause peace to sometimes breaks down, and how we can build a world with less violence and less conflict. Further reading: Is the Taiwan Strait Still a Flash Point? - https://direct.mit.edu/isec/article-abstract/40/3/54/12120/Is-the-Taiwan-Strait-Still-a-Flash-Point 'How to Change the World' course syllabus - https://chrisblattman.com/files/2022/01/Syllabus_HowToChangeTheWorld_Fall_2021.pdf Books that development economists should read - https://chrisblattman.com/blog/2011/06/21/books-development-economists-and-aid-workers-seldom-read-but-should/   To make sure you hear every episode, join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/neoliberalproject. Patrons get access to exclusive bonus episodes, our sticker-of-the-month club, and our insider Slack.  Become a supporter today! Got questions for the Neoliberal Podcast?  Send them to mailbag@neoliberalproject.org Follow us at: https://twitter.com/ne0liberal https://www.instagram.com/neoliberalproject/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/   Join a local chapter at https://neoliberalproject.org/join

Who's trying to shut down your taco trucks? Kyle Sweetland joins the podcast to discuss the regulation of food trucks and his recent report "Food Truck Truth". We talk about the history of food trucks, whether or not food trucks harm brick and mortar restaurants, and what many cities are doing to try to shut down and stop food trucks. What does the evidence say, and what should we do with food truck regulations? Should we banish mobile food businesses, or have taco trucks on every corner? Further reading: Food Truck Truth: Why restaurants and cities have nothing to fear from mobile food businesses - https://ij.org/report/food-truck-truth/ Street Eats, Safe Eats - https://ij.org/report/street-eats-safe-eats/   To make sure you hear every episode, join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/neoliberalproject. Patrons get access to exclusive bonus episodes, our sticker-of-the-month club, and our insider Slack.  Become a supporter today! Got questions for the Neoliberal Podcast?  Send them to mailbag@neoliberalproject.org Follow us at: https://twitter.com/ne0liberal https://www.instagram.com/neoliberalproject/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/   Join a local chapter at https://neoliberalproject.org/join

A Patreon-exclusive episode, now unlocked and free!  PPI's trade guru Ed Gresser joins the show to talk about the economic sanctions on Russia. What impact will they have on Russia and on us? Will Russia's economy collapse? Will this cause inflation in the United States? Can Europe survive without Russian oil and gas? Listen to find out! Further reading: Sign up for Ed's new Trade Fact of the Week newsletter at this link - https://tinyurl.com/tradefactoftheweek Office of Foreign Assets Control website - https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/office-of-foreign-assets-control-sanctions-programs-and-information Peterson Institute sanctions timeline - https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economic-issues-watch/russias-war-ukraine-sanctions-timeline   To make sure you hear every episode, join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/neoliberalproject. Patrons get access to exclusive bonus episodes, our sticker-of-the-month club, and our insider Slack.  Become a supporter today! Got questions for the Neoliberal Podcast?  Send them to mailbag@neoliberalproject.org Follow us at: https://twitter.com/ne0liberal https://www.instagram.com/neoliberalproject/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/   Join a local chapter at https://neoliberalproject.org/join

Newly elected Congresswoman Shontel Brown from Ohio's 11th district joins Jeremiah to discuss her special election victory and joining Congress.  They cover issues like the war in Ukraine, why having a local political background matters, how Congress is more productive than you think, and how Democrats can win with a positive, uplifting vision for America.   To make sure you hear every episode, join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/neoliberalproject. Patrons get access to exclusive bonus episodes, our sticker-of-the-month club, and our insider Slack.  Become a supporter today! Got questions for the Neoliberal Podcast?  Send them to mailbag@neoliberalproject.org Follow us at: https://twitter.com/ne0liberal https://www.instagram.com/neoliberalproject/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/   Join a local chapter at https://neoliberalproject.org/join

The fourth entry in our Liberalism Around the World series is here, focusing on Brazil!  Jeremiah is joined by the executive director of Livres, Magno Karl, as well as the Neoliberal Brazil chapter lead Fernando Moreno.  How does Brazil's history of authoritarianism influence their politics? What are the most important issues facing Brazil today, and what are the liberal solutions to those issues? What's the best strategy for liberals to make a difference in Brazil? Check out https://www.eusoulivres.org/ and https://neoliberais.com/ for excellent Portuguese-language liberal content.   To make sure you hear every episode, join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/neoliberalproject. Patrons get access to exclusive bonus episodes, our sticker-of-the-month club, and our insider Slack.  Become a supporter today! Got questions for the Neoliberal Podcast?  Send them to mailbag@neoliberalproject.org Follow us at: https://twitter.com/ne0liberal https://www.instagram.com/neoliberalproject/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/   Join a local chapter at https://neoliberalproject.org/join

What really happened during San Francisco's School Board recall, and what can we learn from it?  Organizers Autumn Looijen, Siva Raj and Steven Buss join the show to talk about the process of organizing the SF School Board recall.  We discuss why it was necessary to recall the Board, why this sort of thing pops up in San Francisco so consistently, what the driving factors behind the recall's success were, and what it means for our politics more broadly.   To make sure you hear every episode, join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/neoliberalproject. Patrons get access to exclusive bonus episodes, our sticker-of-the-month club, and our insider Slack.  Become a supporter today! Got questions for the Neoliberal Podcast?  Send them to mailbag@neoliberalproject.org Follow us at: https://twitter.com/ne0liberal https://www.instagram.com/neoliberalproject/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/   Join a local chapter at https://neoliberalproject.org/join

As countries around the world increase sanctions on the Russian economy, one crucial sector has not yet seen sanctions - oil and gas. Paul Bledsoe is a former advisor to the Clinton White House, Congress and the Department of the Interior on climate and energy policy and he joins the podcast to talk about how Europe is dependent on Russian natural gas and what can be done about it. How badly does Europe need the fossil fuels that Russia exports?  What alternatives exist, and how quickly could they be deployed?  And what are the climate considerations in moving away from Russian natural gas? We discuss all this and more as Europe struggles to break up with their reliance on Russian fuel. Read Paul's report on how Europe can move away from Russian natural gas - https://www.progressivepolicy.org/publication/the-role-of-natural-gas-in-meeting-global-energy-and-climate-change-goals/   To make sure you hear every episode, join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/neoliberalproject. Patrons get access to exclusive bonus episodes, our sticker-of-the-month club, and our insider Slack.  Become a supporter today! Got questions for the Neoliberal Podcast?  Send them to mailbag@neoliberalproject.org Follow us at: https://twitter.com/ne0liberal https://www.instagram.com/neoliberalproject/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/   Join a local chapter at https://neoliberalproject.org/join

Jeremiah records an ad-hoc episode as the Russian invasion of Ukraine takes place on February 24th.  In this episode, he talks about what this means for liberal democracy globally, Russia's contempt for international norms and how they abuse claims of 'genocide' or 'Nazism', the international struggle between authoritarianism and liberalism, and why so many on both the right and the left fell for Russian talking points in the lead up to the invasion. To make sure you hear every episode, join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/neoliberalproject. Patrons get access to exclusive bonus episodes, our sticker-of-the-month club, and our insider Slack.  Become a supporter today! Got questions for the Neoliberal Podcast?  Send them to mailbag@neoliberalproject.org Follow us at: https://twitter.com/ne0liberal https://www.instagram.com/neoliberalproject/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/   Join a local chapter at https://neoliberalproject.org/join

What's gone wrong with America's housing market, and how can we fix it?  Economist Jenny Schuetz joins the podcast to discuss her new book about housing policy, 'Fixer Upper'.  We discuss state vs local control of housing policy, the history of housing and NIMBYism in America, and which policies would help and which would hurt in fixing our housing market. Check out Fixer Upper - https://www.amazon.com/Fixer-Upper-Americas-Crumbling-Housing-Policies/dp/0815739281   To make sure you hear every episode, join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/neoliberalproject. Patrons get access to exclusive bonus episodes, our sticker-of-the-month club, and our insider Slack.  Become a supporter today! Got questions for the Neoliberal Podcast?  Send them to mailbag@neoliberalproject.org Follow us at: https://twitter.com/ne0liberal https://www.instagram.com/neoliberalproject/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/   Join a local chapter at https://neoliberalproject.org/join

The New York Times declared a 'victory lap' for MMT - but is that justified? Ben Ritz and Eric Leeper join the show to discuss Modern Monetary Theory.  What exactly does MMT say, and why is it so hard to pin down MMT's advocates to a firm position? What does the current inflation mean for the theory, and why don't mainstream economists accept it? Ultimately, what's wrong with MMT? Check out the new report from PPI - https://www.progressivepolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/PPI_Modern-Monetary-Theory-E.Leeper-02072022.pdf To make sure you hear every episode, join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/neoliberalproject. Patrons get access to exclusive bonus episodes, our sticker-of-the-month club, and our insider Slack.  Become a supporter today! Got questions for the Neoliberal Podcast?  Send them to mailbag@neoliberalproject.org Follow us at: https://twitter.com/ne0liberal https://www.instagram.com/neoliberalproject/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/   Join a local chapter at https://neoliberalproject.org/join