The New Liberal Podcast

How has Jay Powell performed as Fed Chair during the Trump administration?  How good has the Fed's response been to the 2020 COVID recession?  Karl Smith and Josh Barro join the show to talk all things Jay Powell and Federal Reserve, including whether the Fed should have an expanded toolkit and why it's important to keep Judy Shelton off the Fed's Board of Governors. Further reading:  Josh's profi...

Jeremiah sits down with Dan King, Arielle Kane, and Colin Mortimer of Some Politics Podcast to give rundown of the Nov 3rd election, one day after it happened.  The group breaks down Biden's underperformance and what factors caused it, whether to feel optimistic or pessimistic about the overall result, and what this means for Republican and Democratic campaigns in the future. Check out Some Politi...

What does the modern gig economy look like? How has freelance work evolved over time, and how has 2020 changed the complexion of freelance work? UpWork's chief economist Adam Ozimek joins the podcast to talk about labor markets and freelancing in 2020.  We also talk about the future of remote work, what impact COVID has had on cities, and much more! Further reading:  Follow Adam at https://twitter...

How do protests - both non-violent and violent - impact the public's voting behaviors?  How does the media filter messages about protests to the public?  Princeton professor Omar Wasow joins the show to discuss his research on protests, violence and voting.  We discuss all of the above, as well as how can we compare the protests of the 1960s to today's protest movements. Further reading:  Agenda S...

What will the voting experience be like in 2020?  How will mail voting and accusations of voter fraud impact the election? What court battles around voting are currently taking place?  Business Insider's Grace Panetta joins the show to discuss these voting issues and more. Further reading:  Democracy Fund's 'Election Line' - https://electionline.org/ To make sure you hear every episode, join our P...

It's time for another mailbag episode!  Jeremiah takes listener questions about the Republican party, the coronavirus pandemic, how to talk to family members about politics, the best tools to find academic research, the Neoliberal Project's international push, and the Left's approach to Hong Kong.  There are also a number of questions about the recent incredible news week, including how to think a...

Jeremiah sits down with Connor Fletcher and Dylan Meisner of The Grifter Report to talk about the political scene's recent grifts, trolls and slap-fights.  We discuss Jacob Wohl's fake FBI stunt and Joe Rogan's presidential debate ambitions before moving on to the main event - the election modeling controversy that consumed the world of election wonks and led to a prominent election analyst losing...

Are millennials more burned out than previous generations? Author, writer and cultural critic Anne Helen Petersen joins the podcast to discuss her new book "Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation". What is burnout? Is millennial burnout is different than the stresses previous generations faced? How do social media, parenting, education and work all contribute to burn out? We dis...

Should the United States attempt to massively grow our population?  What would a program for population growth look like? Vox founder Matt Yglesias joins the show to discuss his new book, One Billion Americans.  Why is a larger America better for both America and the world? How could we encourage families to have more children? How could we incorporate more immigrants into society?  What other pro...

In the inaugural episode of SPP, hosts Colin , Arielle , and Dan sit down to discuss the recent violence in Kenosha and Oregon, and how that might shape the 2020 Presidential election.   Subscribe Apple Podcasts Spotify Center for New Liberalism

How should we change our institutions post-COVID so that we're better prepared for the next crisis?  Is it possible to design our government so that we don't have to scramble frantically to fix future emergencies?  PPI's founder and president Will Marshall joins the show to discuss PPI's new report 'Building American Resilience'. We discuss making America more resilient through fiscal stabilizers,...

How will society be impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in 5 years, 10 years, or longer?  Professor, consultant and author Karl Muth joins the show to talk about how things will change in the long run thanks to COVID-19.  We discuss what changes might happen with the travel industry, restaurants, working from home, with class and gender dynamics, education, public health and much more. To make su...

Should the government require tech companies to provide backdoors for their encrypted devices?  Techdirt founder Mike Masnick and PPI's Director of Technology Policy Alec Stapp join the show to discuss encryption.  We talk about how encryption works, the bills currently making their way through congress, whether or not the government has a legitimate argument for backdoors, and whether or not thos...

Noah Smith of Bloomberg Opinion and Scott Lincicome of the Cato Institute join the show to debate the proper use of trade and industrial policy in the United States.  The two former Neoliberal Shill Champions debate:  Is there a good argument for protecting certain industries? Should the government further subsidize scientific research? Does the current pandemic reveal weaknesses in the system? An...

This week the Charlotte chapter of the Neoliberal Project hosted FCC Chairman Ajit Pai for a live Q&A session.  Jeremiah, joined by our Charlotte lead Morgan Rinehart, hosted the discussion which is now available in podcast form.  Chairman Pai discusses how the FCC's work has been impacted by COVID, 5G deployment, the potential threat from Huawei and other Chinese firms, Net Neutrality, and much m...

Patreon exclusive episode, now unlocked!  Director of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center Beau Kilmer joins the show to discuss marijuana legalization across the United States and the world.  We discuss the status of legalization across the US, what the research says is happening in many states post-legalization, what sorts of policy outcomes we should be paying attention to, and what policy choi...

Everyone seems to agree liberalism is under threat these days, but what exactly is liberalism?  Is it a set of policy beliefs, a form of centrism, a belief in markets? Adam Gopnik, author of the new book A Thousand Small Sanities: The Moral Adventure of Liberalism, argues that liberalism is best understood as a practice, not an ideology.  We discuss the various ways to frame liberalism as a concep...

Who exactly is Nancy Pelosi and how did she become the most powerful woman in the history of American politics?  National political correspondent for Time Magazine Molly Ball joins the podcast to talk about her new book ' Pelosi' .  We discuss Pelosi's history as part of a political family, her unlikely rise to the highest level of politics, her performance as a Democratic leader in Congress, and...

Democratic data analysts, NYT editors, corporate & non-profit leaders, and even non-public figures are being cancelled and fired at an increasing rate in the last month.  Is this a good thing?  Is there such a thing as the right amount of cancel culture? What's the line between loud, public disagreement and 'cancelling' someone? Hosts of the new show Blocked and Reported Katie Herzog and Jesse Sin...

Should every voter across the US vote at home in every election?  Former Oregon Secretary of State Phil Keisling and founder of the National Vote At Home Institute joins guest host Colin Mortimer to talk about vote by mail/vote at home plans.  They discuss the origins of Oregon's vote at home system, why he thinks 'vote at home' is a better name than 'vote by mail', and why voting at home is a bet...

How exactly does technological and economic progress happen?  Founder of RootsofProgress.org Jason Crawford joins the podcast to discuss why 'progress studies' are important, the theories behind how economic growth and technological breakthroughs happen, and how society should think about funding new initiatives and research. Referenced in this episode: https://rootsofprogress.org/ https://www.gwe...

What does the research say about how we can reform police departments across the US?  With protests going around the US and the world, Jeremiah hosts a panel of economists specializing in research on crime and policing to talk about how to reform the police.  Jennifer Doleac, Jamein Cunningham and Bocar Ba share insights from their research and experience - What impacts do protests actually have?...

Ivan Ko joins guest host Colin Mortimer to talk about the movement to build a new charter city for Hong Kongers.  They discuss how events in Hong Kong got to this point, how a new charter city for Hong Kongers could be set up, and the obstacles to making it happen. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe, and consider supporting us at  patreon.com/neoliberalproject . Patrons get access...

PPI's Paul Bledsoe joins guest host Colin Mortimer to talk about his new policy brief on green manufacturing.  They discuss which technologies are crucial to de-carbonization, which sectors of the economy present special challenges, and how to implement a climate-change plan that actually boosts the economy.  Read Paul's brief at    https://www.progressivepolicy.org/publications/jumpstarting-u-s-c...

Jeremiah recounts the best books he's read in the first half of 2020.  Non-fiction works on economics, politics, psychology, biology, society and internet culture are discussed, as well as some of Jeremiah's favorite recent science fiction novels.  Look for Part 2 near the end of the year! Previous podcast interviews discussed in this episode:   Ross Douthat's The Decadent Society - https://podcas...