Saving Elephants | Millennials defending & expressing conservative values
174 episodes - English - Latest episode: 19 days ago - ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsThe Saving Elephants Podcast features engaging conversations about conservative values with a mercifully modern twist. Tired of political shock-talk and rank punditry on your radio and TV? Curious about what conservative thinkers of yesteryear had to say but don't have time to read some terribly long, boring book they wrote? Want to learn why conservatism still holds value for Millennials today? Join us as we re-ignite conservatism for Millennials!
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Episodes
104 – Armchair Burkeans with Bo Winegard
April 05, 2022 08:30 - 1 hour - 223 MBJosh engages in a Cannonball Run conversation with Bo Winegard across a wide variety of subjects from how Bo found himself migrating from the political Left to the Right, whether Edmund Burke believed in natural rights, how one might approach Burke from both a religious and secular angle, the curious tendency of the academic Left to erect strawman versions of conservatism, the limitations of Thomas Sowell’s constrained vs. unconstrained visions paradigm, how the GOP might chart a course betw...
103 – Creative Impostors with Andrea Klunder and David Blatt
March 15, 2022 09:00 - 54 minutes - 46.7 MBIn this re-podcast episode Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis joins his committed liberal friend David Blatt on Andrea Klunder’s show The Creative Impostor to discuss the differences between the Right and the Left, why we’re so polarized, and how civil dialogue might be restored. About Andrea Klunder Andrea Klunder is the Creative Director, Media Strategist and Podcast Producer behind The Creative Impostor Studios. Andrea works with organizations, companies, and leaders who want to us...
102 – More Talking Less Killing with Corey Nathan
March 01, 2022 09:30 - 1 hour - 58 MBThe British theologian and philosopher G. K. Chesterton observed that “religious liberty might be supposed to mean that everybody is free to discuss religion. In practice it means that hardly anybody is allowed to mention it.” When we talk openly about political or religious matters, we risk endangering relationships. Yet politics and religion are immensely important topics that ought not to be ignored for the sake of avoiding awkward conversations. Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis is jo...
101 – Voting Vexations
February 15, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBHow secure and reliable are elections in the United States? The Left and Right are both replete with voices warning of the dire consequences of the “other side” getting their way. And nowhere is this more evident than with concerns about the legitimacy of elections. Whether it’s the Right’s concerns with voter fraud and election theft or the Left’s apprehensions about voter suppression and disenfranchisement, Americans are growing increasingly concerned that their votes don’t, or won...
100 – The Genius of Thomas Sowell with Alan Wolan
February 01, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 162 MBSaving Elephants officially hits 100 episodes! Host Josh Lewis is joined by Alan Wolan to discuss their mutual admiration for the writings and ideas of Thomas Sowell. Thomas Sowell, along with Edmund Burke, Russell Kirk, and William F. Buckley, comprise the Mt. Rushmore of thinkers who best exemplify the conservatism espoused by Saving Elephants. Sowell is an American economist, social theorist, and researcher whose nine decades of life and forty-five books covering topics as far rea...
Episode 99 – The Forgotten Legacy of Willmoore Kendall with Chris Owen
January 18, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBFew individuals have had as deep an impact on modern conservative thought, yet remain in relative obscurity, as Willmoore Kendall. The conservative English professor Jeffrey Hart said of Kendall that he was "the most important political theorist to have emerged in the twenty-odd years since the end of World War II." Kendall’s writings are thought-provoking, challenging, contentious, scrupulous, and, often, innovative. His analysis and critiques took no prisoners on both the Right and Left...
Episode 98 – The Deep Places with Ross Douthat
January 04, 2022 10:00 - 50 minutes - 117 MBNew York Times columnist Ross Douthat joins Josh Lewis to talk about his recent memoir The Deep Places. His book tells of his recent journey in battling chronic Lyme disease and his reflections on illness, discovery, and hope. Ross’ story begins prior to the illness in which he was attempting to build the life he’d always dreamed of. “At that moment in my life I only really believed in upside…I wrote my share of words on the problem of evil…usually making the case that much of Ameri...
Episode 97 – Good Grief with Jimmy Humphrey and Andrew Snyder
December 21, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 141 MBChristmastime is here, a season of joy and merriment, happy gatherings of family and friends, peace on earth and goodwill to all. Both tradition and pop culture remind us that all is merry and bright this time of year. And yet for some who are grieving the holiday season only amplifies sorrow. As the rest of the world is making merry the pains of suffering and loss seem unbearable and profoundly alienating. The British statesman Edmund Burke believed that “beings made for suffering ...
Episode 96 – Conservative Minds with Kyle Sammin and Corey Astill
December 07, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 183 MBHosts of the Conservative Minds podcast Kyle Sammin and Corey Astill join Josh to discuss the timeless questions of what conservatism actually means, how the Left more utopian than they often admit, whether they actually read all eight hundred pages of Whittaker Chambers’ Witness, and which tomes and authors are indispensable to the serious conservative thinker. About Conservative Minds A podcast about conservative ideas and thinkers. Hosts Kyle and Corey explore what it means to ca...
Bonus Episode – America's Future with Ericka Andersen
November 30, 2021 10:00 - 22 minutes - 21.3 MBIn this re-podcast from America’s Future Facebook live interview, Ericka Andersen interviews Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis about his motivations for launching Saving Elephants. Also discussed are the worsening partisanship and tribalism in recent years and possible solutions to a healthier political dialogue. About Ericka Andersen Ericka Andersen is a freelance writer and digital media marketing professional. Her writings cover addiction, church planting, mental health, politics...
Episode 95 – Reassessing the GOP with Justin Stapley
November 16, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 152 MBFor the Trump-skeptical conservative, the past five years have been dizzyingly disconcerting. We’ve often felt politically homeless and even out of step from the power centers on both the Left and Right. What’s a principled conservative to do? What is the long-term goal of the movement? What future might we practically hope for and what goals are overly optimistic and detached from reality? Returning guest Justin Stapley joins Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis to contemplate the mer...
Episode 94 – What's the Matter with Socialism?
November 02, 2021 08:30 - 1 hour - 73 MBSaving Elephants host Josh Lewis offers a conservative critique of socialism. It’s hardly news that socialism is gaining in popularity among younger Americans. Yet it’s more difficult to ascertain what Millennials have in mind when they express support for socialism or socialist candidates. Do they mean Marxism or the numerous varieties of Communist authoritarian regimes tried over the past century, European-style “socialism”, democratic socialism, having the state seize the means of...
Episode 93 – Repainting the Fusionist Fence with James Davenport
October 19, 2021 08:30 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBFounded in 1953, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) has remained on the forefront of the conservative intellectual movement with a particular focus on ensuring college students are equipped with the tools they need to explore the conservative worldview. During the tumultuous begins of the modern conservative movement in the United States, ISI embraced many of the views and adherents of both the libertarian and traditionalist wings of the movements. Today, ISI is yet again navigati...
Episode 92 – The Spice of Life
October 05, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 209 MBAs the old adage goes, variety is the spice of life. And the conservative heartily agrees. Variety, not uniformity, is what gives life its vitality and each life the potential for self-actualization and the opportunity for each of us to develop in our own unique way. But is variety compatible with equality? What do we mean by equality, and how might equality be established? What is the relationship between equality, progress, and justice? In this solo episode, Saving Elephants hos...
Episode 91 – Invisible Men with Ian Rowe and Nique Fajors
September 21, 2021 09:00 - 54 minutes - 125 MBSaving Elephants host Josh Lewis is joined by Ian Rowe and Nique Fajors—two black Harvard Business School graduates—who hope to change the narrative and highlight the positive achievements of black men in the United States. What is wrong with the common narrative surrounding black men? How much has changed over recent decades and are those changes adequately reflected in the narrative? Ian and Nique host The Invisible Men, a podcast and video platform interviewing successful black me...
Episode 90 – Redlining and Reparations with Charles Marohn
September 07, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBAmerica’s history of bigotry and racism have left wounds that fester to this day. How might the country make amends to those racial minorities who were harmed? To what extent are white Americans responsible for addressing wrongs perpetrated by their ancestors? To what extent can the effects of these past sins be measured and known? These are not easy questions, nor is there much consensus on where we go from here. But there is one area where both conservatives and liberals may be a...
Bonus Episode – En Route with Dennis Sanders
August 31, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBSaving Elephants host Josh Lewis joins Dennis Sanders on his podcast En Route to discuss the past, present, and future of the GOP and conservative movements, what younger generations of Americans have to offer the country, and where the #NeverTrump movement went wrong. About Dennis Sanders Dennis Sanders is a blogger, podcaster, pastor, and media and technology professional. He hosts En Route, a podcast about the journey focusing on religion, politics and culture and the things we d...
Episode 89 – Uprooted with Gracy Olmstead
August 17, 2021 09:30 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBOften the highest praise we can offer a bright, promising student is “you’ll go far”. Americans have long associated success with striking out on one’s own and heading for greener pastures. But is this transient attitude conducive to the long-term health of local communities? What happens to the places we leave behind and what impact does that have on us? Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis is joined by Gracy Olmstead, author of Uprooted: Recovering the Legacy of the Places We've Left...
Episode 88 – Opioid Pains with Peter Pischke
August 03, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 159 MBThe opioid overdose crisis is back in the news with recent revelations that the already shocking death toll has increased dramatically since the pandemic. Drug overdose is now the leading cause of accidental death with opioids accounting for most of the deaths. This crisis has certainly received a lot of attention from lawmakers, healthcare professionals, and the media. However, Saving Elephants returning guest Peter Pischke argues that much of the debate over what to do about the growing...
Episode 87 – E Pluribus Unum with Avi Woolf
July 20, 2021 09:30 - 1 hour - 173 MBWhat is America and what does it mean to be an American? We Americans have been debating this question for centuries, yet we seem even less united on a common understanding than Americans of prior generations. America’s original national motto was E Pluribus Unum: “Out of many, one”. It contained the notion that this diverse country of ethnicities and religions and ideologies were somehow unified in some sense. In 1956, our national motto changed to “In God We Trust”. Yet this was ...
Episode 86 – Perfect Bedrock
June 29, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBJosh takes a break from the guests to cover a little conservatism 101. Russell Kirk’s pithy list Ten Conservative Principles: begins with what Kirk called an enduring moral order: “The conservative believes that there exists an enduring moral order. That order is made for man, and man is made for it: human nature is a constant, and moral truths are permanent.” The full implications of this idea—not to mention the arguments in favor or disapproving of this view or the thorny business ...
Episode 85 – Strong Towns with Charles Marohn
June 15, 2021 08:30 - 1 hour - 150 MBFor thousands of years the ways in which cities and towns developed has provided us with a of blueprint for what human habitats need to flourish. Yet today many of our cities and towns have forsaken these tried-and-true methods and instead imposed rational planning and an overreliance on pricey infrastructure projects to foster growth and further development. What are the potential downfalls of departing from these practices of the past? Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis is joined by ...
Episode 84 – The History of American Conservatism with George Nash
June 01, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 254 MBIn 1976 historian George H. Nash wrote The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America Since 1945, a celebrated historical accounting that established much of the narrative for how we think about the development of modern conservatism even today. George Nash joins Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis to discuss the various strands of thought that emerged after the second World War that eventually evolved into a political movement on the Right. Along the way, Dr. Nash shares his insights on ...
Episode 83 – West Coast (Straussianism) is the Best Coast with Seth Root
May 18, 2021 08:30 - 1 hour - 215 MBFew conservative thinkers are as little known, controversial, or had as great an impact on the conservative elite as Leo Strauss. Who was Leo Strauss, what did he believe, and how does that inform conservative thought today? Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis is joined by Seth Root to disentangle the mysteries of Straussianism including his views on esoteric writing, the ancients vs. moderns, reason vs. revelation, and arguments against historicism and relativism. Seth also enlightens us on...
Episode 82 – Ruminating Remnants with Jonah Goldberg
May 04, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 229 MBSyndicated columnist, author, podcaster, and political commentator Jonah Goldberg joins Josh to discuss his work in conservative media, their shared concerns with the direction of the country and sanity of the GOP, and why Woodrow Wilson was possibly an even worse human being than James Buchanan. Jonah Goldberg hosts The Remnant, a podcast featuring a “Cannonball Run”-style cast of stars, has-beens, and never-weres to address the most pressing issues of the day and of all-time, mixing...
Episode 81 – But, He's a Fighter
April 20, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 194 MBHow often have you heard someone say of a Republican politician that they don’t necessarily approve of everything they do or say, but at least they fight? What exactly do we mean when we say—often approvingly—that someone is a fighter? Why is the Right so concerned with whether or not someone is fighting? Who are they supposed to be fighting, and what does it mean to fight? What is the role of civility in public discourse, and is it possible to maintain an appropriate amount of civility ...
Episode 80 – The Future of Fusionism with Stephanie Slade
April 06, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MB“There's a well-worn tale about modern American conservatism,” writes Stephanie Slade in her piece for Reason entitle Is There a Future for Fusionism? “It says that the movement as we know it came into being during the mid–20th century as a ‘fusionist’ coalition of economic libertarians and religious traditionalists. These groups, whose goals and priorities differed from the start, were held together mainly by two things: the sheer charisma of National Review founder William F. Buckley Jr....
Bonus Episode – What is Conservatism? – with Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin
April 01, 2021 08:30 - 46 minutes - 40.9 MBThe Saving Elephants podcast turns three years old today—no joke! To celebrate Saving Elephants is releasing a bonus episode: a re-podcast from the Conservative Minds podcast where Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis joined Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin to discuss Frank Meyer’s classic book What Is Conservatism? Conservative Minds is a podcast about conservative ideas and thinkers. Hosts Corey and Kyle explore what it means to call yourself a conservative, where conservatism has been, a...
Episode 79 – Turning Left from Right with Calvin Moore
March 16, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 203 MBHost of the Leading Questions podcast Calvin Moore joins Josh to discuss his journey away from the Evangelical faith and a traditional, conservative, Republican culture. Calvin became disillusioned with the Christianity of his upbringing and dissuaded from the politics commonly attached to it over many years of wrestling with hypocrisies and disingenuous arguments. His story is an excellent example of the dangers in short-sighted political strategies and belief systems that fail to take th...
Episode 78 – Iron Ladies with Leslie Loftis
March 02, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 186 MBWomen on the Right have an invisibility problem. It’s not that they’re nonexistent, it’s that they’re often overlooked by the Fox News stereotype of what is believed to constitute a conservative woman. So says Leslie Loftis, longtime curator of publications from conservative women. Leslie and Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis delve into the challenges women on the Right face and what unique strengths they might bring to the Republican party and conservatism in general if they were mor...
Episode 77 – Truth in Tension with Justin Stapley
February 16, 2021 10:00 - 51 minutes - 38.7 MBIn this crossover episode friend of the podcast Justin Stapley invites Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis onto his show Self-Evident to discuss self-evident truths and what it means to hold truth in tension. The conversation includes thoughts on whether or not our inalienable rights are “self-evident”, the genius of American founders, Jeffersonian, Lockean liberalism vs. Hamiltonian, Burkean conservatism, why John Adams didn’t make a good president, whether the 1619 Project or 1776 Project ...
Episode 76 – What Happens Now with Cal Davenport
February 02, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBThe million-dollar question within conservatism these days is what happens now? After the tumultuous years of the Trump administration and with a Republican party gearing up for civil war to determine who owns the heart and soul of the Right, to say nothing of looming questions of the role of nationalism and populism competing against conservatism, it’s difficult to predict how all of this will ultimately shake out. Joining Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis to try to offer some clarity...
Episode 75 – A Peaceful Transfer of Power
January 19, 2021 09:30 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBTomorrow Joe Biden will be sworn in as our 46th President. Yet this inauguration will mark the first time in American history that the outgoing president refused to accept the results of the election and actively worked to overturn them. And, for the first time in modern American history, we were deprived on a peaceful transfer of power. On January 6, 2021 our country was attacked. My country. Your country. Though the events took place several weeks ago, it is important to keep th...
Bonus Episode – Remembering Roger Scruton with Bryan Baise
January 12, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 150 MBOne year ago today, on January 12, 2020, Sir Roger Scruton died at the age of 75. Thus passed one of the greatest intellectual minds of the past century. Scruton was an English philosopher and writer who specialized in aesthetics and political philosophy. He wrote over 50 books on philosophy, art, music, politics, literature, culture, sexuality, and religion, as well as novels and two operas. Yet his greatest achievement, according to Dr. Samuel Gregg with the Acton Institute, was to put...
Episode 75 – Remembering Roger Scruton with Bryan Baise
January 12, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 150 MBOne year ago today, on January 12, 2020, Sir Roger Scruton died at the age of 75. Thus passed one of the greatest intellectual minds of the past century. Scruton was an English philosopher and writer who specialized in aesthetics and political philosophy. He wrote over 50 books on philosophy, art, music, politics, literature, culture, sexuality, and religion, as well as novels and two operas. Yet his greatest achievement, according to Dr. Samuel Gregg with the Acton Institute, was to put...
Episode 74 – Conserving Liberalism
January 05, 2021 10:30 - 1 hour - 141 MBWhat is the opposite of conservatism? It’s liberalism, right? Well…it’s not quite that simple. Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis goes guestless in this episode to take a deep dive into the good, the bad, and the ugly of liberalism and to explain why liberalism, far from being the opposite of conservatism, is actually much of what conservatism is trying to conserve. But to get there we first need to untangle what we mean by liberalism. What is liberalism? What is the goal of liberal...
Bonus Episode – Two Burkeans and a Straussian
December 22, 2020 10:30 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBLast week cohosts Cal Davenport and Seth Root of the In The Trenches podcast invited Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis on their show for some no holds barred discourse around the topic of whether David French’s recommendations for addressing the growing political divide in the country are sufficient, achievable, and ideal or fail to go far enough. Throughout the conversation Cal and Josh appeal to Burkean arguments while Seth holds his own defending a Straussian viewpoint. What are the solu...
Episode 73 – Formative Institutions with Yuval Levin
December 15, 2020 10:00 - 56 minutes - 130 MBAmong the legions of intellectuals and academics milling about Washington D.C., few commands more respect than Yuval Levin. Yuval has worked in the nation’s capital for decades and has a surprisingly hopeful message for the prospects of conservatism’s future and the fate of the republic. Yet he is soberminded about the challenges we face, chiefly the failure of our institutions to form us into the kind of people fit to live in a society of ordered liberty. Yuval joins Saving Elephant...
Episode 72 – The Millennial Presidents
December 01, 2020 10:30 - 2 hours - 291 MBAbout a year ago Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis and frequent guest Bob Burch did a series exploring the American Presidencies from a conservative perspective. The discussion took place over three episodes: Part 1 – George Washington through Abraham Lincoln Part 2 – Andrew Johnson through Franklin Delano Roosevelt Part 3 – Harry S. Truman through Jimmy Carter The series ended with Jimmy Carter as he was the last president to serve before the oldest Millennials were born. Now Jo...
Bonus Episode – Leading Questions – Post Election Breakdown
November 24, 2020 10:30 - 1 hour - 86.8 MBSaving Elephants host Josh Lewis participated in a panel discussion on the podcast Leading Questions with Calvin Moore to discuss the possible impact of a Biden presidency on the Republican and Democratic parties, the historic nature of Kamala Harris being the first female VP, and the future of American political discourse. This is a rebroadcast of that panel discussion. The panel also includes Leading Questions hosts Calvin, Kent, and Steve and guests Saeed Khan and Jennifer Moore.
Episode 71 – Exploring Burke with Wes Siler
November 17, 2020 10:30 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBThe 18th century British statesman Edmund Burke is often credited as being the father of modern conservatism. His most famous work—Reflections on the Revolution in France—is heralded as the most eloquent counter-revolutionary political text ever written and lays much of the foundation for the conservative mindset of the West. Yet Burke is challenging to read and comprehend. His 18th century prose and deeply complex arguments seem otherworldly in an era of bumper-sticker political slogans ...
Bonus Episode – The 2020 Elections – Now What?
November 04, 2020 18:36 - 1 hour - 52 MBSaving Elephants’ own Josh Lewis hosts an election night panel to discuss the incoming results of the race and what it may mean for the future of the country, Republican and Democratic parties, and conservative movement. Meet the panelists: Brooke Medina: Brooke Medina is a homeschool mother of four and the Director of Communications at Civitas Institute where she manages Civitas’ outward facing platforms, oversees messaging strategy, and handles all press relationships. The North ...
Episode 70 – Election Day
November 03, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 53 MBIt’s finally here! It’s Election Day. After what feels like the longest year of our lives, the campaign season is over. While voting and elections are still fresh in our minds, now’s as good a time as any to reflect on the voting process. Yes, you may have already voted, but the act of voting is about so much more than checking a box once every four years. It’s about the life-long process of becoming the sort of people fit to live in a free republic. It’s easy to get tripped ...
Bonus Episode – The Burkean Conservative with Wes Siler
October 27, 2020 10:00 - 35 minutes - 28.7 MBIn this bonus episode, Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis is interviewed by Wes Siler, director and founder of The Burkean Conservative. This conversation was originally broadcast on Facebook Live under The Burkean Conservative’s weekly video series Conservatism on Tap LIVE. The conversation centers around how Saving Elephants came to be and the ongoing project to reignite conservatism for Millennials in hopes of restoring the Republican party. The Burkean Conservative is a website, social...
Episode 069 – Bob is Back – Quagmire 2020
October 20, 2020 09:30 - 1 hour - 157 MBCan we all just admit that 2020 sucks? This year has been a disaster on so many fronts it’s hard to keep track. What feels like a decade’s worth of news stories pass from one week to the next with no end in sight. But just how bad is 2020? Compared to what? How are we doing as a nation, world, or species in the grand scheme of things? Is the future bleak or bright? And how do we maintain perspective so that we can clearly see what needs to change without overlooking genuine progress q...
Episode 69 – Bob is Back – Quagmire 2020
October 20, 2020 09:30 - 1 hour - 157 MBCan we all just admit that 2020 sucks? This year has been a disaster on so many fronts it’s hard to keep track. What feels like a decade’s worth of news stories pass from one week to the next with no end in sight. But just how bad is 2020? Compared to what? How are we doing as a nation, world, or species in the grand scheme of things? Is the future bleak or bright? And how do we maintain perspective so that we can clearly see what needs to change without overlooking genuine progress q...
Episode 68 – Divided We Fall with David French
October 06, 2020 08:30 - 58 minutes - 135 MBHardly anyone disagrees Americans are divided, or that our divisions are problematic. But could continual political partisanship and polarization actually fracture the United States into multiple nations? What is the likely outcome or potential risks if we do not find a way to reverse the negative polarization? What are the preconditions for state secessions, and how close are we to meeting those preconditions? Is the United States facing another civil war, acrimonious divorce, or eventu...
Episode 67 – The Radio Right with Paul Matzko
September 15, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 160 MBMany Evangelicals and conservatives share an embattlement mindset. Somehow we’re always losing the culture wars despite political gains and cultural acceptance, and even when we’re in the majority politically or enjoy unprecedented influence we can’t shake the feeling that the other shoe is about to drop. No majority, position, or gain is ever secure and we’re just one election away from losing everything. But where does this embattlement mindset come from? Is it simply crackpot par...
Episode 66 – Monetary Mayhem with Joseph Sternberg
August 25, 2020 12:16 - 1 hour - 158 MBStephanie Kelton’s book The Deficit Myth released in June was just the latest in a series of books, blogs, articles, podcasts, and videos extoling the virtue of Modern Monetary Theory (or “MMT”). We’re told that governments that have sovereignty over their currency can afford a wide array of social programs from entitlement expansion to generous welfare benefits to the Green New Deal. Leftist are ecstatic that they finally have an answer to the Right’s persistent question “how are you goin...
Episode 65 – POTUS Pontifications with Sarah Isgur
August 18, 2020 09:30 - 1 hour - 140 MBWith everything else going on, it’s easy to forget 2020 is still a presidential election year. To help us navigate the coming election, Josh welcomes Sarah Isgur to talk about national elections, money in politics, how much gender and race is a factor in elections, and how much influence campaigns really have in determining the outcome of an election. Sarah Isgur is a writer and podcast host at The Dispatch where she specializes in legal and political matters. Sarah graduated fr...