This week's episode is a joint episode with Andrew Heaton's 'The Political Orphanage' podcast, and we're discussing identity politics.  Was Joe Biden's promise to nominate a black woman to the Supreme Court a mistake?  What exactly is identity politics?  Other than race and gender, what are the identities that drive our politics? Check out The Political Orphanage! https://politicalorphanage.libsyn.com/ 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

This week, we're sharing an episode from Radically Pragmatic, a podcast from the Progressive Policy Institute.  PPI's Director of Health Policy Arielle Kane sits down with a panel of experts, including Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA) and Dr. Leana Wen to discuss living with COVID in the New Year and beyond. As the world continues to grapple with the reality that this virus is here to stay, how do we begin to live in our new normal, and how do we balance the tradeoffs between combating the spread of COVID-19 and letting normal life resume? Subscribe to Radically Pragmatic wherever you get your podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/radically-pragmatic-a-podcast-from-the/id1519327729   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 going on with the tech antitrust bill being debated in the Senate?  PPI's Michael Mandel and Malena Dailey join the show to discuss tech platforms, the consumer welfare standard, all things antitrust.  Does Big Tech need to be more regulated, and if so how? are there other industries more deserving of antitrust enforcement? Read Michael and Malena's work:  https://www.progressivepolicy.org/pressrelease/new-research-from-ppi-shows-harmful-impact-of-the-klobuchar-grassley-antitrust-bill-to-american-consumers-and-competition/   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 recounts the best books from 2021, including books on gentrification, political organizing, economic growth, comedy's role in society, economic dynamism, the history of evolution, and much more!  Part 1 of this episode - https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-neolib-podcast/episode/best-books-of-2021-part-1-85453491 Utopia, LOL? - http://strangehorizons.com/fiction/utopia-lol/ There Goes the Hood, conversation with Lance Freeman -  https://www.patreon.com/posts/60147903 Politics is for Power with Eitan Hersh - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/politics-is-for-power-ft-eitan-hersh/id1390384827?i=1000520028193 A Culture of Growth with Joel Mokyr - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explaining-economic-growth-ft-joel-mokyr/id1390384827?i=1000543484704 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  

On the one year anniversary of the armed insurrection and invasion of the US Capitol, what is the state of American democracy?  Jeremiah explores how the GOP base and GOP officials are still in thrall to Donald Trump, the steps the GOP is taking to potentially subvert the 2024 presidential election, and how worried you should be about America's future democratic prospects. Referenced:  "Trump's Next Coup Has Already Begun" - https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/01/january-6-insurrection-trump-coup-2024-election/620843/   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 exactly are Organ Procurement Organizations? And how are so many of them failing and stopping Americans from getting the organs they need?  Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-8) and Jennifer Erickson join the podcast to talk about reforming America's system for organ donation. When 90% of Americans approve of organ donation, why do we still have critical shortages of so many organs? And what can we do to change things?  Listen to find out! Resources: OPO data - https://opodata.org/ Oversight Subcommittee Hearing on Reforms in Organ Transplant Industry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnKo8Q-Hemk Rep. Krishnamoorthi op-ed on OPO reform - https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/569398-its-time-to-put-patients-and-taxpayers-ahead-of-transplant   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

It's another mailbag episode!  Jeremiah takes listener questions on the most neoliberal charities, Beto in Texas, trans acceptance in the UK, whether liberalism is too successful for its own good, the Child Tax Credit, the suburbs, Argentina, how to stop from despairing at the current political moment, and much more. To get your question featured on the next mailbag episode, send your question or a comment 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

How bad is inflation, and what can we do about it?  Economist and commentator Alan Cole joins the podcast to discuss all things inflation. We discuss whether inflation is 'transitory' or not, how wage growth factors into the picture, when we might see a return to more normal inflation numbers, and whether the government is lying to you about the real inflation rate.   Check out Alan at https://fullstackeconomics.com/ 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 should we expect in the 2022 midterms next year? Former Jeb Bush comms director and current Bulwark writer Tim Miller joins the podcast to talk about next year's midterm elections. What does each party want the midterm elections to be about?  What's wrong with Democratic messaging that's caused Biden's popularity to slip? Is a GOP wave unavoidable? What are the odds Democrats can keep the Senate?  Listen to find out! Check out Tim's snapchat - https://story.snapchat.com/p/73a9b955-9885-4a47-9abf-a4f7447b8c84/3242627161118720 Find Tim's work at The Bulwark - https://www.thebulwark.com/author/tim-miller/ 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

One of the central questions of economics is "Why are some countries rich and some countries poor? And how did rich countries become rich in the first place?" Economic historian Joel Mokyr joins the podcast to discuss these questions and more.  Why did the Industrial Revolution happen in England, and not elsewhere? How did political fragmentation lead to the flourishing of innovations? What lessons can we draw from the Republic of Letters?  And what does this teach us about promoting economic growth today? Dr. Mokyr tackles all these questions and more! Further reading: A Culture of Growth - https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691180960/a-culture-of-growth Plagues Upon the Earth - https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691192123/plagues-upon-the-earth The Enlightened Economy - https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300189513/enlightened-economy   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