Give Them An Argument

Current Affairs "House Economist" Rob Larson, historian and Jacobin Contributing Editor Matt Karp, and historian and Jacobin contributor Alex Gourevitch do a panel discussion of how to understand the concept of freedom in a way that doesn't just cede it to libertarians, how important that concept has been to left-wing movements from abolitionism to the early labor movement and how all of this relates to the contemporary left. Then, in the "Outlaws & Revolutionaries" segment, David Griscom joins Ben to discuss Sturgill Simpson's dreamy, druggy, political, and poetic bluegrass album "Cuttin' Grass." Guys, this one's a banger. Give it a listen.Independent creators rely on your support to create the content you want! Support Give Them An Argument on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/benburgis. Patrons get early access to every episode as well as a weekly bonus episode and regularly scheduled "Discord Office Hours" group voice chats.Follow Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenBurgisLike, subscribe, and get notifications on Ben’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/BenBurgisGTAAVisit benburgis.com

Ben debates libertarian economist Walter Block on property rights and redistribution. Mike Recine comes on the podcast to chat about Goodfellas and The Sopranos. David Griscom is on vacation this week but he'll be back next week for more Outlaws & Revolutionaries. Gonna be honest, guys, this episode's a little disjointed, but it's all good stuff.Independent creators rely on your support to create the content you want! Support Give Them An Argument on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/benburgis. Patrons get early access to every episode as well as a weekly bonus episode and regularly scheduled "Discord Office Hours" group voice chats.Follow Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenBurgisLike, subscribe, and get notifications on Ben’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/BenBurgisGTAAVisit benburgis.com

Dead Pundits Society host Adam Proctor joins Ben to talk about the state of the left, historian Daniel Bessner talks about his Jacobin article "The General Who Brought Down the American Empire," and in the Outlaws & Revolutionaries segment David Griscom explains why he texts Ben videos of Jamey Johnson songs when he's drunk.

Ben is joined by Nando Vila, Wosney "Big Wos" Lambre, and Mike Recine for the first in a monthly series of Sopranos Recap bonus episodes.

Glenn Greenwald! Matt Christman! Outlaws & Revolutionaries with David Griscom! Guys, there's a lot of good stuff in this episode. You should give it a listen.Independent creators rely on your support to create the content you want! Support Give Them An Argument on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/benburgis. Patrons get early access to every episode as well as various forms of bonus content currently in the works and regularly scheduled "Discord Office Hours" group voice chats.Follow Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenBurgisLike, subscribe, and get notifications on Ben’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/BenBurgisGTAAVisit benburgis.comSHOW LESS

Meagan Day comes on to discuss what we know so far about the election results and what a Biden Presidency and a Republican Senate could mean for the socialist left.Support Give Them An Argument on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/benburgis. Patrons get early access to every episode as well as a weekly bonus episode and regularly scheduled "Discord Office Hours" group voice chats.Follow Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenBurgisLike, subscribe, and get notifications on Ben’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/BenBurgisGTAAVisit benburgis.comSHOW LESS

Ben reacts to the suspension of Jeremy Corbyn. Greg Belvedere talks about worker coops. There's a panel on the Presidential election featuring Matt Lech, Zeeshan Aleem, Luke Savage, and Katie Halper. Finally, David Griscom memorializes Bill Joe Shaver in the Outlaws & Revolutionaries segment.

Ben talks about his  Jacobin review of Aaron Sorkin's "The Trial of the Chicago 7." Jeff Cohen talks about VoteTrumpOut. David Feldman comes by to explain that, despite being an "old lefty from way back," he wants Trump to serve a second term. Colette Shade makes her GTAA debut to talk about her New Republic article "Self-Help Hacks at the End of the World." Finally, rapper and activist Napoleon da Legend talks about his music career, mass incarceration, and his relationship with Michael Brooks.Jacobin Review of the Trial of the Chicago 7 - https://jacobinmag.com/2020/10/the-trial-of-the-chicago-seven-aaron-sorkin-film-reviewVote Trump Out - https://votetrumpout.org/David Feldman - https://davidfeldmanshow.com/"Self-Help Hacks at the End of the World" - https://newrepublic.com/article/159819/self-help-hacks-end-worldNapoleon da Legend - https://www.napoleondalegend.com/

Samuel Moyn chats with Ben about why the judicial powers of the Supreme Court are an obstacle to social progress. We don't need to pack the Court. We need to find ways to disempower it.

Prager U gets the recent history of socialism very wrong. Ben is joined by Matt McManus to talk about the relationship between Marxism and philosophical liberalism and then by Matthew Sitman (and David Griscom) to talk about conservatism, country music, and why those are two very different subjects.Here's Matt McManus' latest article in Jacobin:https://jacobinmag.com/2020/10/karl-marx-liberalism-rights-igor-shoikhedbrod-review...and Matthew Sitman's country music essay in Dissent:https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/e-pluribus-country