Capitalism Remains Undefeated!

Capitalism Remains Undefeated!

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The Old Political Order Is Dying: Stephen Davies on the Great Realignment

"Leftwing" and "Rightwing" don't mean the same thing anymore–the battle lines are redrawing. The twentieth century was about economics: low taxes or big government. The twenty-first century will be a fight over something else. Historian and political theorist Stephen Davies joins ...  Show more

The Great Baby Shortage

For decades, intellectuals warned that overpopulation would trigger famine, ecological collapse, and mass death. Instead, humanity may now face the opposite problem. In this episode of The Political Orphanage, Andrew Heaton talks with Dean Spears about his book After the Spike an ...  Show more

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