The New Liberal Podcast

How should we change our institutions post-COVID so that we're better prepared for the next crisis? Is it possible to design our government so that we don't have to scramble frantically to fix future emergencies? PPI's founder and president Will Marshall joins the show to discuss PPI's new report 'Building American Resilience'. We discuss making America more resilient through fiscal stabilizers, modernizing and digitizing the infrastructure of the safety net, implementing better voting programs, reforming the healthcare system, and more. Referenced in the episode: Building American Resilience - https://www.progressivepolicy.org/publication/building-american-resilience-a-roadmap-for-recovery-after-covid-19/ Funding America's Future - https://www.progressivepolicy.org/publication/budgetblueprint/ Neoliberal Podcast with Ben Ritz - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/budget-breakdown-ft-ben-ritz/id1390384827?i=1000467618671 Follow us at: https://twitter.com/ne0liberal https://www.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/ Join a local meetup group at https://neoliberalproject.org/chapters

How will society be impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in 5 years, 10 years, or longer? Professor, consultant and author Karl Muth joins the show to talk about how things will change in the long run thanks to COVID-19. We discuss what changes might happen with the travel industry, restaurants, working from home, with class and gender dynamics, education, public health and much more. To make sure you hear every episode, sign up at https://www.patreon.com/neoliberalproject. Patrons get access to exclusive bonus episodes, our sticker-of-the-month club, and community Slack. Become a supporter today! Follow us at: https://twitter.com/ne0liberal https://www.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/ Join a local meetup group at https://neoliberalproject.org/chapters

Should the government require tech companies to provide backdoors for their encrypted devices? Techdirt founder Mike Masnick and PPI's Director of Technology Policy Alec Stapp join the show to discuss encryption. We talk about how encryption works, the bills currently making their way through congress, whether or not the government has a legitimate argument for backdoors, and whether or not those backdoors would make citizens more or less safe in the long run. Resources to learn more referenced in this episode: https://www.eff.org/ https://www.techdirt.com/ https://mitpress.mit.edu/blog/keys-under-doormats-security-report https://twitter.com/Riana_Crypto https://twitter.com/mmasnick To make sure you hear every episode, sign up at https://www.patreon.com/neoliberalproject. Patrons get access to exclusive bonus episodes, our sticker-of-the-month club, and community Slack. Become a supporter today! Follow us at: https://twitter.com/ne0liberal https://www.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/ Join a local meetup group at https://neoliberalproject.org/chapters

Noah Smith of Bloomberg Opinion and Scott Lincicome of the Cato Institute join the show to debate the proper use of trade and industrial policy in the United States. The two former Neoliberal Shill Champions debate: Is there a good argument for protecting certain industries? Should the government further subsidize scientific research? Does the current pandemic reveal weaknesses in the system? And what changes would they make to America's industrial policy if they were in charge? To make sure you hear every episode, sign up at https://www.patreon.com/neoliberalproject. Patrons get access to exclusive bonus episodes, our sticker-of-the-month club, and community Slack. Become a supporter today! Follow us at: https://twitter.com/ne0liberal https://www.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/ Join a local meetup group at https://neoliberalproject.org/chapters

This week the Charlotte chapter of the Neoliberal Project hosted FCC Chairman Ajit Pai for a live Q&A session. Jeremiah, joined by our Charlotte lead Morgan Rinehart, hosted the discussion which is now available in podcast form. Chairman Pai discusses how the FCC's work has been impacted by COVID, 5G deployment, the potential threat from Huawei and other Chinese firms, Net Neutrality, and much more. To make sure you hear every episode, sign up at https://www.patreon.com/neoliberalproject. Patrons get access to exclusive bonus episodes, our sticker-of-the-month club, and community Slack. Become a supporter today! Follow us at: https://twitter.com/ne0liberal https://www.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/ Join a local meetup group at https://neoliberalproject.org/chapters

Patreon exclusive episode, now unlocked! Director of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center Beau Kilmer joins the show to discuss marijuana legalization across the United States and the world. We discuss the status of legalization across the US, what the research says is happening in many states post-legalization, what sorts of policy outcomes we should be paying attention to, and what policy choices and tools governments have as they decide to legalize. To make sure you hear every episode, sign up at https://www.patreon.com/neoliberalproject. Patrons get access to exclusive bonus episodes, our sticker-of-the-month club, and community Slack. Become a supporter today! Follow us at: https://twitter.com/ne0liberal https://www.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/ Join a local meetup group at https://neoliberalproject.org/chapters

Everyone seems to agree liberalism is under threat these days, but what exactly is liberalism? Is it a set of policy beliefs, a form of centrism, a belief in markets? Adam Gopnik, author of the new book A Thousand Small Sanities: The Moral Adventure of Liberalism, argues that liberalism is best understood as a practice, not an ideology. We discuss the various ways to frame liberalism as a concept - as a social technology for tolerance, a tendency towards democratic pluralism, belief in reform over revolution, and more. We also discuss how liberalism is dealing with threats today from social media bubbles and right-wing extremism, and how liberal values can still come out ahead. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe, and consider supporting us at patreon.com/neoliberalproject. Patrons get access to exclusive bonus episodes, our sticker-of-the-month club, and community Slack. Become a supporter today! Follow us at: https://twitter.com/ne0liberal https://www.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/ Join a local meetup group at https://neoliberalproject.org/chapters

Who exactly is Nancy Pelosi and how did she become the most powerful woman in the history of American politics? National political correspondent for Time Magazine Molly Ball joins the podcast to talk about her new book 'Pelosi'. We discuss Pelosi's history as part of a political family, her unlikely rise to the highest level of politics, her performance as a Democratic leader in Congress, and the political style that's allowed her to outlast several GOP counterparts. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe, and consider supporting us at patreon.com/neoliberalproject. Patrons get access to exclusive bonus episodes, our sticker-of-the-month club, and community Slack. Become a supporter today! Follow us at: https://twitter.com/ne0liberal https://www.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/ Join a local meetup group at https://neoliberalproject.org/chapters

Democratic data analysts, NYT editors, corporate & non-profit leaders, and even non-public figures are being cancelled and fired at an increasing rate in the last month. Is this a good thing? Is there such a thing as the right amount of cancel culture? What's the line between loud, public disagreement and 'cancelling' someone? Hosts of the new show Blocked and Reported Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal join the show to talk about the recent rash of cancellations and how to think about cancel culture. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe, and consider supporting us at patreon.com/neoliberalproject. Patrons get access to exclusive bonus episodes, our sticker-of-the-month club, and community Slack. Become a supporter today! Follow us at: https://twitter.com/ne0liberal https://www.instagram.com/realneoliberal/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/ Join a local meetup group at https://neoliberalproject.org/chapters

Should every voter across the US vote at home in every election? Former Oregon Secretary of State Phil Keisling and founder of the National Vote At Home Institute joins guest host Colin Mortimer to talk about vote by mail/vote at home plans. They discuss the origins of Oregon's vote at home system, why he thinks 'vote at home' is a better name than 'vote by mail', and why voting at home is a better system for democracy. Check out the National Vote at Home Institute - https://www.voteathome.org/ If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe, and consider supporting us at patreon.com/neoliberalproject. Patrons get access to exclusive bonus episodes, our sticker-of-the-month club, and community Slack. Become a supporter today! Follow us at: https://twitter.com/ne0liberal https://www.instagram.com/realneoliberal/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/ Join a local meetup group at https://neoliberalproject.org/chapters