How and why is China imprisoning millions of Uighurs in their western province of Xinjiang? BuzzFeed News journalists Megha Rajagopalan and Alison Killing join the podcast to talk about how their reporting uncovered a vast network of secret internment camps in Xinjiang.  We discuss how they found the camps despite coverups from the CCP, what life is like for Uighurs and other ethnic minorities in those camps, and why China continues to commit human rights violations in Xinjiang at a massive scale. Read Megha and Alison's groundbreaking work on BuzzFeed News: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/meghara/china-new-internment-camps-xinjiang-uighurs-muslims https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alison_killing/china-ex-prisoners-horrors-xinjiang-camps-uighurs https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/meghara/inside-xinjiang-detention-camp https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alison_killing/xinjiang-camps-china-factories-forced-labor 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.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/   Join a local chapter at https://neoliberalproject.org/join

Why exactly does the US spend so much more on health care than any other rich country?  PPI's Arielle Kane joins the podcast to break down all the reasons that the US system costs so much.  We discuss how the insurance system leads to layers of bureaucracy, the many ways in which health care markets are subject to market failures, and much more as we unravel the US health care industry. Check out Arielle on the Some Politics Podcast, talking about the state of healthcare in the US and what to expect from the Biden administration - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-22-the-state-of-healthcare/id1529181757?i=1000507701121   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 community 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.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/   Join a local chapter at https://neoliberalproject.org/join

Patreon-only episode, now public by popular demand!  Which of the Child Allowance plans would most help families?  Matt Bruenig of the People's Policy Project and Sam Hammond of the Niskanen Center join the show to discuss both Mitt Romney's and the Democrat's child benefit plans.  We discuss the benefits of universal plans vs targeted benefits, which programs and tax breaks might be ended to pay for these plans (and whether or not that's appropriate, and why simple, easy to understand programs often succeed where complex programs fail.  Read Sam's work - https://www.niskanencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/The-Conservative-Case-for-a-Child-Allowance.pdf https://www.niskanencenter.org/factsheet-senator-romneys-family-security-act/ Read Matt's work - https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2021/02/04/romneys-child-allowance-improves-on-biden-proposal/ https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2021/01/14/now-is-the-time-for-an-american-child-benefit/ 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 community 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.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/   Join a local chapter at https://neoliberalproject.org/join

What exactly do modern neoliberals believe?  Colin Mortimer, director of the Center for New Liberalism, joins the podcast to discuss his recent Substack article titled "What Neoliberals Believe".  We discuss the core values in neoliberalism, institutions, the social welfare state, markets, immigration, trade, climate change, housing, and much more. To read Colin's piece, head to: https://exponents.substack.com/p/what-neoliberals-believe   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 community 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.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/   Join a local chapter at https://neoliberalproject.org/join

Why was the COVID vaccine rollout so slow to begin with?  What's being done to speed it up?  Vox senior correspondent German Lopez joins the podcast to talk about what's going on with vaccine distribution in the United States.  Did the Trump administration even have a plan? Is the Biden administration's target ambitious enough?  What strategies are the fastest rollouts using to vaccinate people quickly? 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 community 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.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/   Join a local chapter at https://neoliberalproject.org/join

Jeremiah shares the best books he read in 2020, part two of a two-part episode.  Part two contains the show's top six 2020 book recommendations, for books that address some of society's biggest questions: Why are we polarized? Wow do people respond to pandemics? Why do good people have bad political beliefs? How can we defend liberalism from authoritarianism? How did societies become rich?  Also included are more reviews of science fiction, fantasy, and alternative-format story telling. Make sure to check out part one as well to hear it all - you can find part one here - https://open.spotify.com/episode/65sOjFVxpr305uqfqUwJyX To listen to the 'First half of 2020' Best Books episode from May 2020, click here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-neoliberal-podcast-best-books-of-2020-part-1/id1390384827?i=1000475836676 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 community 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.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/   Join a local chapter at https://neoliberalproject.org/join

Jeremiah shares the best books he read in 2020, part one of a two-part episode.  Non-fiction works on economics, politics, psychology, biology, society and internet culture are discussed, as well as some of Jeremiah's favorite recent science fiction novels. Make sure to check out part two to hear every recommendation.  You can find part two here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-neoliberal-podcasts-best-books-of-2020-part-2/id1390384827?i=1000505774543 To listen to the 'First half of 2020' Best Books episode, click here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-neoliberal-podcast-best-books-of-2020-part-1/id1390384827?i=1000475836676 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 community 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.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/   Join a local chapter at https://neoliberalproject.org/join

How should the the government regulate sex work? Should sex work be legal, or decriminalized? What are the biggest issues facing women in this industry? Sex work policy journalist and advocate Cathy Reisenwitz joins the podcast to talk about how the state deals with the 'oldest profession', and what changes she believes society should make. We discuss current laws, how police and other institutions frequently mistreat sex workers, and how to balance between protecting sex workers from harms while not penalizing non-harmful situations. You can follow Cathy at  https://twitter.com/CathyReisenwitz https://cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/ Got questions for the Neoliberal Podcast?  Send them to mailbag@neoliberalproject.org Follow us at: https://twitter.com/ne0liberal https://www.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/   Join a local chapter at https://neoliberalproject.org/join

Jeremiah discusses the events of January 6th in an emergency episode recorded late on the night of the 6th. This episode is less polished and more raw than usual. It discusses the armed invasion of the Capitol by Trump supporters, and their attempt to subvert democracy, on the night that those events took place.  It also discusses the larger context of the Republican party's factions, behavior, and how we got to this moment.   Got questions for the Neoliberal Podcast?  Send them to mailbag@neoliberalproject.org Follow us at: https://twitter.com/ne0liberal https://www.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/   Join a local chapter at https://neoliberalproject.org/join

Can the Republican party be saved? Why do so many Americans find Trump an acceptable candidate? What are the Lincoln Project's plans in a post-Trump world?  Reed Galen, co-founder of the Lincoln Project, joins the show to discuss all this and more as we try to figure out how to best fight Trumpism in the future. Further Reading: "The Fight Against Trumpism is only Beginning" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/16/reed-galen-trumpism-lincoln-project/ 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 community 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.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/   Join a local chapter at https://neoliberalproject.org/join