Pitch me on Kamala Harris: Jeremiah Johnson & Jeff Maurer
Jeremiah Johnson of the New Liberal Podcast and Jeff Maurer of I Might Be Wrong join the show to make the case for why independents should vote for Kamala Harris.
23 Okt 20241h 11min
The Green Party, War, and Ecosocialism
The Green Party is America's fourth-largest party, and also has sufficient ballot access to have a legal path to an electoral victory. The party is a blend of environmentalism, socialism, and non-interventionist foreign policy. Jen Briney joins to discuss the latter.
17 Okt 202453min
Cornel West: The People's Party
Cornel West is a philosopher, former professor, and civil rights activist, running for president as the People's Party candidate.
16 Okt 202435min
Chase Oliver: The Libertarian
Chase Oliver is the Libertarian Party's presidential candidate, and the standard bearer for America's third largest political party. He joins to discuss his campaign, and make his pitch to independent voters.
15 Okt 202439min
How Tribalism Ruined Politics (NEW HEATON BOOK!)
Why did politics become so nasty, so partisan, so... tribal? Well now. I wrote a book for you on this very subject: "Tribalism is Dumb: Where it Came From, How it Got So Bad, and What to Do About It." It's out now! This episode features the first two chapters. Please grab a copy, and enjoy! www.mightyheaton.com/books
10 Okt 202443min
Paternalism as Class Warfare
Jonathan Ainslie is a law lecturer at the University of Aberdeen, with a focus on Roman Law. He joins the show to discuss free speech rules in the United Kingdom, and the broader topic of what role the government ought to play in protecting you from yourself.
3 Okt 20241h 9min
Kevin Williamson on Political Anxiety, The Future, Eating Cats
Kevin Williamson is national correspondent at The Dispatch, and writer-in-residence at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. He joins to give a thousand-foot view of what our political era will look like in retrospect.
27 Sep 20241h 12min
Fetishizing Jobs
What if we're focusing on jobs too much? Guy Standing is the author of "The Politics of Time: Gaining Control in the Age of Uncertainty." He joins to discuss laborism, why GDP is a stupid economic indicator, and solutions to the economy's most vexing problems.
19 Sep 20241h 30min
