Episode 83: How the Meanings of "Liberal" and "Conservative" Have Changed

Conservative and liberal: probably the two most commonly used words to describe a person’s political affiliations. And, of course, we all know that Republicans are all conservatives and Democrats are all liberals, and this is the way it’s always been. Right? Well, no, not really. The way that we’ve come to understand these terms currently has drifted pretty far afield of the way these words have been used previously. Join James Harrigan and Antony Davies as they get super-semantic about political labels and more on this week’s episode of Words and Numbers.

Show Notes:

California bill requiring women on boards of directors

California law easing restrictions on legally changing one’s gender

Elon Musk smokes pot on the air

Join the Conversation

Antony Davies on Twitter

James R. Harrigan on Twitter

Words & Numbers Backstage