The New Liberal Podcast

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

As the United States continues to rapidly vaccinate and nears the end of the COVID pandemic, Jeremiah shares some personal reflections on a year of living through a global pandemic. How did the pandemic change us? What were the medical, social, economic, medical and emotional tolls from the last year? What did we learn about our government and ourselves? Should a year of pandemic living make us more or less optimistic about the future? 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 much do social media personalities matter in the broader political culture? How do they influence the public? If they do matter, what does it mean for the future? Twitch streamer and 2021 Neoliberal Shill Bracket Champion Bastiat joins the podcast to discuss how politics is discussed on social media. We talk about how social media influences young people's politics, the relationship between social media and extremist politics, and whether or not Youtube, Twitch, Twitter and other sites are worth focusing on as a political strategy. Watch Bastiat on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/bastiat Follow Bastiat on Twitter - https://twitter.com/EverydayBastiat 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 Scott Peters (CA-52) joined the Neoliberal Project for a Twitch livestream to discuss his plan to address climate change. He and Neoliberal Project director Colin Mortimer discussed carbon taxes, carbon capture technology, and regulations for 'super-pollutants' as ways to address climate change. They also discussed housing policy, and take viewer questions from from the stream's live chat. To catch all the Neoliberal Project livestreams, follow us on Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/neoliberalproject 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

Can charter schools help improve America's education system? Tressa Pankovits and Curtis Valentine from the Reinventing America's Schools Project at PPI join the show to discuss charter schools and school choice. What's the value in having local autonomy and experimentation in schools? How do you guard against potential downsides to charter schools? Ultimately, how can charter schools help improve outcomes for students? Find more about the RAS Project here - https://progressivepolicy.org/category/projects/reinventing-americas-schools/ Read studies from Stanford's CREDO - https://credo.stanford.edu/ 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 economic benefits of immigration seem clear, but what if immigrants could harm our institutions? CATO's Alex Nowrasteh joins the show to discuss his new book 'Wretched Refuse? The Political Economy of Immigration and Institutions'. We talk about the fears that immigrants could lead to more terrorism, less freedom, and more corruption. Is there any evidence for those fears? Do immigrants actually have positive impacts on institutions and culture? We cover these questions and more! Check out the book! - https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/wretched-refuse/47A037EB552CDB16DC77906072A590AB Follow Alex on twitter - https://twitter.com/AlexNowrasteh 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