Eliot and Eric welcome Michael Beckley, Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University, non-resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and author of Unrivalled: Why America Will Remain the World's Sole Superpower, and co-author, with Hal Brands of
Liberalism is based on inherent rights, equality under the law, equal opportunity and consent to and participation in governance. That is preferred to conservatism that is the polar opposite.
Regarding wealth inequality, it was the income tax with its high upper marginal rates created our inclusive, extensive middle class as otherwise wealth aggregates as proven by every other civilization that has ever existed or exists that didn't provide for wealth aggregation control. The GOP has been trying to aggregate wealth in the hands of their donors through their tax cuts for the wealthy. We need to get back to the taxes of the 1960s.
If life is rosy and everyone is content, then there would be no need for change, which is what Thiel and Yarvin and the other people behind JD Vance are promoting. We must want change to allow these men to take a rototiller to our federal structure of three co-equal branches of government, along with a non-partisan, professional corps of federal workers.
Limbaugh, Carlson, and Pat Buchanan didn't spend decades convincing Americans that the relatively small inconveniences of progressivism were causing catastrophic damage to their lives only to be checked by their sense of honor and decency.
The numbers sound strange. It reminds me of that Disraeli quote about three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. Germany behind Alabama and Mississippi?
Really strange. Average debt to GDP is 270%??? Where is he pulling these numbers from? Greece is the worst in the EU at 158%. I'm just going to list the countries I've lived in recently: The Netherlands 43.2%, Ireland 42.2%, Germany 64%. The USA? 124%.
Plus we all remember WW2 (at least at my age in my 40s) which is why Elons nazi salute was reported as such all over Europe and wasn't called "a Roman salute "
What if it’s not decline, but what comes after. America needs a rebirth of some sort, we just have to make sure we don’t give birth to a monster. Why not recommit to the constitution, and add more enhancements such as FDR’s second bill of rights, the ERA, term limits for all offices and permanently encoding civil rights and voter rights acts in the constitution.
Biggest GDP but far from the best quality of life due to the obscene wealth gap.
Liberalism is based on inherent rights, equality under the law, equal opportunity and consent to and participation in governance. That is preferred to conservatism that is the polar opposite.
Regarding wealth inequality, it was the income tax with its high upper marginal rates created our inclusive, extensive middle class as otherwise wealth aggregates as proven by every other civilization that has ever existed or exists that didn't provide for wealth aggregation control. The GOP has been trying to aggregate wealth in the hands of their donors through their tax cuts for the wealthy. We need to get back to the taxes of the 1960s.
If life is rosy and everyone is content, then there would be no need for change, which is what Thiel and Yarvin and the other people behind JD Vance are promoting. We must want change to allow these men to take a rototiller to our federal structure of three co-equal branches of government, along with a non-partisan, professional corps of federal workers.
Limbaugh, Carlson, and Pat Buchanan didn't spend decades convincing Americans that the relatively small inconveniences of progressivism were causing catastrophic damage to their lives only to be checked by their sense of honor and decency.
listening to you gents makes me smarter and more informed. keep doing what you're doing!
I understand what Beckley is saying, buy where would you rather be poor: Japan or Mississippi?
The numbers sound strange. It reminds me of that Disraeli quote about three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. Germany behind Alabama and Mississippi?
Really strange. Average debt to GDP is 270%??? Where is he pulling these numbers from? Greece is the worst in the EU at 158%. I'm just going to list the countries I've lived in recently: The Netherlands 43.2%, Ireland 42.2%, Germany 64%. The USA? 124%.
Plus we all remember WW2 (at least at my age in my 40s) which is why Elons nazi salute was reported as such all over Europe and wasn't called "a Roman salute "
What if it’s not decline, but what comes after. America needs a rebirth of some sort, we just have to make sure we don’t give birth to a monster. Why not recommit to the constitution, and add more enhancements such as FDR’s second bill of rights, the ERA, term limits for all offices and permanently encoding civil rights and voter rights acts in the constitution.