Liberalism: What Does It Even MEAN? Political Scientist Explains

On this episode of Liberty Curious, Kate Wand sat down with Michael Munger, economist and professor of political economic system at Duke College, to debate the Classical Liberal diaspora. Diaspora refers back to the scattering of liberals ‘of the outdated kind’; the remnant, the libertarians, and the classical liberals, whose message about liberty and restricted authorities will get misplaced in a sea of tribal left vs. proper politics. They talk about how progressives and conservatives are each satisfied that their morality and imaginative and prescient for society is right, and haven’t any qualms about utilizing the ability of the state to impose it upon the remainder of us. They get into particulars in regards to the classical liberal custom, how we acquired to the place we are actually, and the hazards of wielding the ring of energy in our favor.

Use these time stamps to navigate the content material of the interview:0:00 – Intro 1:30 – Origins of Liberalism 4:00 – Progressivism 7:48 – Classical liberal diaspora 10:16 – Classical Liberalism in Politics 16:30 – The Reagan Administration 19:55 – Put up 9/11 shifts 23:29 – Classical Liberals vs Libertarians 27:34 – The place Progressives & Conservatives Collide 30:19 – Restricted Authorities 33:18 – American Erosion 39:02 – The Central Planning Attract 42:00 – Technocracy 45:00 – The Remnant vs. Fusionism 50:00 – The hazards of complacency 54:00 – A possibility for classical liberalism 58:23 – Final ideas

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