Writer, The Dispatch national correspondent, and Econ-turned-English major Kevin D. Williamson joins us to discuss the question: Why does everyone hate capitalism these days (and whether it’s all just middle class whinging)?
-The companies that give capitalism a bad name [2:01-7:59]
-The neat things about capitalism [8:00-15:02]
-Zooming into American culture and inequality [15:03-27:31]
-Why do we care so much about inequality? [27:32-38:04]
-The case for subsidizing healthcare—and not [38:05-50:41]
-Who deserves what—and why? [50:42-01:01:15]
-The problem with capitalism is a middle class problem [01:01:16-1:08:29]
-Gripes about words [1:08:30-1:13:38]
-Observations on accents and politicians [1:13:39-1:24:31]
Mentioned in this episode:
-Wanderland newsletter (The Dispatch)
-I Know Why Everybody Hates Capitalism (The Dispatch)
-The Democracy They Warned Us About (The Dispatch)
-John Aziz on Uncertain Things
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