The New Liberal Podcast

This episode is a joint episode - I sit down with Richard Reeves, Brookings Institute Senior Fellow, Author of 'Dream Hoarders' and host of the new podcast Dialogues with Richard Reeves.  We compare modern liberalism with previous generations of liberalism, discuss the importance of pluralism in a liberal society, and talk about the future of liberalism in the US over the next decade.   Recommended reading: Check out the new podcast Dialogues with Richard Reeves - https://richardvreeves.com/podcast/ A Thousand Small Sanities - https://www.amazon.com/Thousand-Small-Sanities-Adventure-Liberalism/dp/154169936X The Neoliberal Mind - https://www.adamsmith.org/research/the-neoliberal-mind All Minus One - https://heterodoxacademy.org/library/all-minus-one/ The Idea of Justice - https://www.amazon.com/Idea-Justice-Amartya-Sen/dp/0674060474 Anti-Pluralism - https://www.amazon.com/Anti-Pluralism-Populist-Liberal-Democracy-Politics/dp/0300228929 John Stuart Mill, Victorian Firebrand - https://www.amazon.com/John-Stuart-Mill-Victorian-Firebrand/dp/1843546442 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

Virginia Postrel, author of The Fabric of Civilization, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation.  We discuss the history of cloths, textiles, and fabrics as detailed in her recent book, and why the history of fabrics is often the same thing as the history of technology.  We also discuss dynamic vs static attitudes toward the economy and society, the relationship between textiles and economic development, theories of how and why industrialization occurs, and the ins and outs of kidney donation.  It's hard to recap every subject we touch on, but this episode is definitely worth your time. Suggested reading:   The Fabric of Civilization + references - https://vpostrel.com/the-fabric-of-civilization/references   Here's Looking At You, Kidney - https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/heres-looking-at-you-kidney/   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 is Substack changing online media, and are those changes making our discourse better or worse?  Substack CEO Chris Best joins the show to discuss all things Substack.  We talk about Substack's origins and mission, the various ways in which Substack differs from traditional media outlets, some of the recent controversies around content on Substack, and the role that companies like Substack play in moderating harmful content vs ensuring free speech.   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 a mailbag episode!  Jeremiah takes listener questions on voting methods, whether debt is dangerous, land value taxes, future guests, interviewing techniques, the NYC mayor's race, and much more! Want to hear your question on the next mailbag episode?  Send it to mailbag@neoliberalproject.org. 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! 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

Is openness beneficial or harmful to societies, past and present? Swedish author Johan Norberg joins the show to discuss his book Open: The Story of Human Progress and talk about openness throughout history.  We discuss how open exchange, free movement, and openness to new cultures and new ideas have been key to building some of the biggest empires throughout history - and how those same values can benefit us today. Recommended reading - Karl Popper, The Open Society. Friedrich Hayek, The Constitution of Liberty.  Virginia Postrel, The Future and Its Enemies.   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 do people bitterly defend their beliefs no matter what, instead of just searching for what is true?  Julia Galef joins the podcast to discuss her new book The Scout Mindset.  We discuss the differences between Scout Mindset and Soldier Mindset, what makes it so hard to change our minds, how to improve at being less biased, and the intersection between identity and belief. Recommended Reading: How to Actually Change Your Mind - https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/how-to-actually-change-your-mind Superforecasting - https://www.amazon.com/Superforecasting-Science-Prediction-Philip-Tetlock/dp/0804136718 SlateStarCodex Prediction Calibration - https://slatestarcodex.com/2020/04/08/2019-predictions-calibration-results/ 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 did right wing media reach the sorry state it's in today?  Media Matters senior fellow Matt Gertz joins the podcast to talk about Fox News and the rest of the right wing media.  How did the conservative media ecosystem develop over time?  Why isn't there a comparable left wing media?  Is Fox News taking cues from the GOP, or is the GOP taking cues from Fox News.  We discuss all this and more as we breakdown the past, present and future of right wing media. Recommended reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Race_Beat 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 third episode of our Liberalism Around the World series, examining the state of liberalism in many countries and regions.  Our guests this week are Angelica Oung and Kwangyin Liu, two reporters living in Taipei, to talk about the state of politics in Taiwan. We talk about Taiwan's political history, the unusual political divide in Taiwan, the complicated interplay between Taiwan, China and the US, and the biggest current challenges for liberals in Taiwan.   Follow Angelica and Kwangyin at https://twitter.com/Kwangliu and https://twitter.com/AngelicaOung Subscribe to Taipology - https://taipology.substack.com/   Recommended resources: https://english.cw.com.tw/ http://www.taipeitimes.com/ https://focustaiwan.tw/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-taiwan-take/id1487913289     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 is political hobbyism, and why is it a bad thing for our politics and our country?  Political Science professor Eitan Hersh joins the show to talk about his book Politics Is For Power.  We discuss why most people who talk about politics aren't doing anything useful, how actual political power is wielded at a local level, and how the Neoliberal Project can transition from being an online group who talk about politics to a real world organization that takes the reins of political power. Read Politics is for Power - https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Politics-Is-for-Power/Eitan-Hersh/9781982116798 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 Joe Biden's upcoming bills help territories like the Virgin Islands?  US House Representative Stacey Plaskett joins a joint episode of the Neoliberal Podcast and Radically Pragmatic, PPI's new podcast.  We discuss the history of the Virgin Islands, how Rep. Plaskett exerts influence despite being a non-voting member of Congress, and what's important for Virgin Islanders in the upcoming infrastructure bill. For an extended version of this podcast featuring more commentary and news on upcoming PPI events, head over to Radically Pragmatic and make sure to subscribe.  You can find them at the link below https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/infrastructure-coronavirus-relief-discussion-from-perspective/id1519327729?i=1000518698303 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