The New Liberal Podcast

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

How did America's housing crisis get so bad, and what can be done about it? Housing policy expert Jenny Schuetz of the Brookings Institute joins the show to discuss. We chat about how exclusionary zoning makes housing shortages worse, why overly-long approval processes might be an even bigger factor than zoning, and how the political dynamics within different neighborhoods of big cities make it difficult to change policy. Further Reading: Gentle Density - https://www.brookings.edu/research/gentle-density-can-save-our-neighborhoods/ Golden Gates - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/585765/golden-gates-by-conor-dougherty/ Who Participates in Local Government? - https://open.bu.edu/handle/2144/34276 Zoning Rules! - https://www.independent.org/publications/tir/article.asp?id=1190 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

On today's episode, Colin Mortimer, the Director of the Center for New Liberalism, is joined by two special guests. First is Adam Hartke, the co-owner of a music venue in Wichita, Kansas, and the co-chair of the advocacy committee at the National Independent Venues Association. We talk about what it has been like to be a music venue owner during this pandemic, suffering the brunt of the economic fallout. Second, PPI's Chief Economic Strategist Michael Mandel comes on to talk about how an obscure tax cut that expires in December might make the recovery for music venues, bars, restaurants, brewers, and others even more difficult than it was already expected to be. Subscribe to Some Politics Podcast to stay up to date on the podcast and new episodes.

Jeremiah is joined by the co-hosts of The Grifter Report, Connor Fletcher and Dylan Meisner, to answer key questions in the wake of Donald Trump's loss. Who's out there taking advantage of the 'stolen election' narrative? Which Trump-world stooge is making the most outlandish, insane claims? Who's swindling the most money for doomed 'election integrity' fundraisers? And what on earth is "Blue MAGA"? All this and more as we rank the most impressive post-election grifters. Further Listening: Check out The Grifter Report! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grifter-report/id1510808156 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/chapters

What are the current deficiencies in the US social safety net? What's the difference between welfare and social insurance? How can we modernize a run-down set of bureaucracies and systems? Sam Hammond of the Niskanen Center joins the show to discuss his ideas about why these systems function the way they do, and how we can best fix them. Part 2 coming soon, exclusively for our Patreon subscribers - we discuss the political realities involved in passing these policies, budget issues, how shifting political tribes impact messaging, and how to craft trans-partisan bills that appeal to both major parties. Further Reading: Faster Growth, Fairer Growth - https://www.niskanencenter.org/faster_fairer/supporting_workers_and_protecting_families.html Three Normative Models of the Welfare State - http://www.publicreason.ro/articol/49 Failure to Adjust - https://www.cfr.org/book/failure-adjust Just Institutions Matter - https://www.amazon.com/Just-Institutions-Matter-Political-Institutional/dp/0521598931 To make sure you hear part 2 of this episode (and every bonus 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/chapters

Should Democrats be encouraged or dismayed by their 2020 election performance? Who's correct in the Democratic Party fight between AOC and the moderate Dems? Polling and election analyst David Shor joins the podcast to talk about the 2020 election, including why the polls missed in the Midwest, the most important demographic shifts we've seen, and how Democrats need to message their policies to win lasting majorities. Follow David at https://twitter.com/davidshor 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/chapters