Clayton Becker and Megan Cox

Reject Modernity Embrace Tradition

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Two UCLA Political Science PhD Students, Comparativist Megan Cox and Americanist Clayton Becker take you through the ways that previous generations have made the world worse by dismantling the legacy of things like the New Deal and the Great Society. From car dependency to political polarization to our over-reliance on dating apps to helicopter parenting, come along to learn about the many different ways that we should Reject Modernity and Embrace Tradition.

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Clayton Becker and Megan Cox

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Episode 3: Reject Economic Anxiety, Embrace Economic Choice 21.10.2024 54:26

Despite much of the objective economic data showing that people are largely better off today than they were in the past - at least in terms of income - many people report that they are struggling to get by and economic satisfaction is poor. Listen along and Megan and Clayton talk about why this is the case, how the modern economy has denied people economic choices, and what we can do about it.

Episode 2: Reject Judicial Overreach, Embrace Subject Matter Expertise 07.10.2024 40:29

The Supreme Court's Decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo is the latest case in a long line of judicial power grabs, and perhaps one of the most significant yet.

Episode 1: Reject Purity Tests, Embrace Big Tent Politics 07.10.2024 42:50

Purity tests in a two party political system just don't work very well. Listen along as Megan and Clayton take you through some of the research and real world examples about why embracing big tent politics is the right move.

Trailer: Welcome to Reject Modernity Embrace Tradition 07.10.2024 2:54

Political Science PhD students and just all around nerds Clayton Becker and Megan Cox take you back to the good old days....just not in the way that you might be expecting.