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Podcast/blog for Millennials defending and expressing classical conservatism in hopes of restoring the GOP #Burke #ThomasSowell #Buckley #RussellKirk
Daniel Klein joins the show to make sense of Burke's broader views on liberty and order: youtube.com/watch?v=-2M45M…
Young Americans need houses to be cheaper to afford them. Homeowners and the US economy need them to be more expensive as an investment. Thus we are trapped. @StrongTowns own @clmarohn joins the show to discuss how we might evade the trap. savingelephantsblog.com/post/181-escap…
Just recorded a conversation with @Jmayhugh28 about--what else?--uncapping the House of Representatives. Look for it to crop later this month.
Why do we love our country? youtu.be/UMmtesEYmfA?si… via @YouTube
Just recorded an episode with @stevenfhayward where we (definitively) define what it means to be a conservative and a Straussian. Look for the episode to drop next month.
Just recorded a conversation with @ACC_National's COO @Stephen_Perkins about a market-based approach to environmental policy. Look for the episode to drop next month.
“Free-market prices are not mere arbitrary obstacles to getting what people want. Prices are symptoms of an underlying reality...Prices are like thermometer readings—and a patient with a fever is not going to be helped by plunging the thermometer into ice water.” ~Thomas Sowell
I’m discovering that this platform is somewhat hostile to nuance.
Happy Birthday to Thomas Sowell who turns 95 today.
Behold! the June newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/savingelep…
A Free Iran would be a U.S. ally. 🇺🇸 #MakeIranGreatAgain #MIGA
Comedian, author, and political satirist @MightyHeaton discusses his new book on where our political tribalism comes from, why it’s gotten out of hand, and what to do about it. youtube.com/watch?v=ovun5d…
“I haven’t learned anything in this class that would help me talk to these people,” I said, exasperated. “That’s not what this class is about,” my professor responded confidently. “This class is not about counseling the culturally diverse?” I asked while looking down at my…
This month's Saving Elephants newsletter has it all: Bee Gees on the banjo, demonic sock puppets, Chester A Arthur fandom, moderated radicalism, the Left's (temporary) takeover of our livestream, and so much more! savingelephants.substack.com/p/saving-eleph…