What's going on with the infrastructure bills in Congress?  Business Insider's Grace Panetta and PPI's Ben Ritz join the podcast to talk about these giant infrastructure bills.  What's in the bills?  Why are they split in two?  Why are moderates and progressives fighting about the timing of the bills?  What's likely to actually end up in the final versions, and what are the chances these bills actually pass on the timeline that the Democrats have planned? We discuss all this and more!   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 age old question - how do we actually define neoliberalism?  Philosopher Kevin Vallier talks about his new entry in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy that attempts to set a firm definition of what neoliberalism is.  We discuss the core features that defined the neoliberalism of Hayek, Friedman and Buchanan, the differences between the original neoliberals and modern neoliberals, and the threats posed by modern illiberalism.   Links:  SEP on Neoliberalism https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/neoliberalism/ Rules and Order - https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/L/bo26122880.html The Open Society and its Complexities - https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-open-society-and-its-complexities-9780190648978?cc=us&lang=en&   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

How should we think about the recent protests in Cuba?  Author and commentator Antonio Garcia Martinez joins the show to discuss politics in Cuba.  We discuss the fascinating history of the internet in Cuba, how technology led to the recent round of protests, how the state has reacted to this new wave of protests and technology, and what the US should do to help everyday Cubans.   Links: Inside Cuba's DIY Internet - https://www.wired.com/2017/07/inside-cubas-diy-internet-revolution/ Articles from The Pull Request - https://www.thepullrequest.com/p/the-invisible-boot https://www.thepullrequest.com/p/running-internet-to-cuba https://www.thepullrequest.com/p/the-contrarevolucion-will-be-livestreamed   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

Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) joined the Center for New Liberalism for a Twitch livestream to discuss his work in Congress on Cybersecurity and Inequality.  CNL director Colin Mortimer and Rep. Himes discuss how the US should respond to state-sponsored cyber-attacks, how the US can prepare itself for those kinds of attacks, the top drivers of inequality and why inequality is bad in the first place.  They also discuss housing policy along the way, and take questions from the viewers in the livestream's chat.   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

How can we reduce the harm from dangerous products like cigarettes and other drugs?  NYU professor Ray Niaura joins the show to talk about harm reduction policies.  We discuss government interventions like sin taxes, warning labels, and advertising restrictions on cigarettes, as well as how we should think about new smoking alternatives like vaping. We also talk about how to best reduce the harm from illegal drugs like opioids, and how political liberals should think about these sorts of decisions in general. 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 the return of Real Neoliberal Hour, with political junkies and comedians Andrea Jones Rooy and Andrew Heaton. The gang discusses bipartisanship, Critical Race Theory, communist microwaves, racist fish, and why podcast listeners are so much smarter than talk radio listeners.   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 recaps the best books he's read so far in 2021, including books covering the practice of medicine, artificial intelligence, political organizing, history, economics, and more - 18 books total! Also included are reviews for science fiction and web fiction, and the worst book Jeremiah's read in the last decade. 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

Why are there so many proposals to break up Big Tech, and what impact would that have?  PPI's Director of Technology Policy Alec Stapp joins the podcast to discuss the recent antitrust bills in Congress aimed at the biggest tech companies in the US.  We discuss which bills make sense and which don't, what members of congress don't seem to get about platforms, how these bills would impact foreign policy, and what's really driving the animus towards tech firms. Biden Executive Order - https://www.reuters.com/business/biden-executive-order-target-noncompete-agreements-white-house-2021-07-07/ 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 Neoliberal Project is proud to announce our first ever Week of Action.  We're hosting 35+ events in 7 countries as our local chapters come back with a bang in the new post-COVID world. We're also having our first ever membership drive, encouraging all our neoliberal supporters to become official members of the Neoliberal Project. Your memberships and donations help us do the work of building online communities and liberal identities, providing training and organizational support to our 70+ chapters, hosting and editing Exponents Magazine, and advocating for change on Capitol Hill. We have a lot of fun stuff planned and some very cool incentives for new members and donators, including merch giveaways, special livestreams, new fellowship programs and more! We're also excited to announce our first ever conference.  We'll be having a conference in New Orleans in October, during Jazz Fest. We'll have members of congress, state and local elected officials, PPI staff and researchers, and 25-30 Neoliberal Project members talking about how to win in 2022.  We're raffling off one ticket to this conference, all expenses paid, to a new donor or member during the week of action. To see your nearest local event, check our events page!  https://neoliberalproject.org/events To become a member or to donate:  https://neoliberalproject.org/week-of-action

It's the two year anniversary of Jeremiah's kidney donation, and in this episode he makes the argument that you, the listener, should also consider donating.  Jeremiah discusses why kidney disease is such a large problem, how much good a donated kidney can do, and why the risks of donation are minimal.  He also answers commonly asked questions about the logistics of giving up a kidney, and argues that listeners should seriously think about doing it themselves. Resources for those interested in learning more: National Kidney Registry - https://www.kidneyregistry.org/ WaitListZero contact form - http://waitlistzero.org/living-donation/become-a-donor/   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