Bernie Sanders has generated tremendous enthusiasm for his presidential campaign. His ideas, though, are garden-variety leftism, based in envy, misplaced anger, and economic absurdities.
About the Guest
Grant Phillips runs The Modern Libertarian and is an administrator of We Are Capitalists.
Articles Discussed
“Here’s Why Bernie Sanders is Wrong About Everything,” by Grant Phillips
“Bernie Sanders Pushes More Stupid Socialism During Reddit AMA,” by Grant Phillips
“Bernie Sanders Says US Should Be Like Scandinavia — Here’s Why He’s Wrong,” by Grant Phillips
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Episodes Mentioned
Ep. 338 Did Sweden Succeed Because of Government? (Johan Norberg)
Ep. 263 Friedman Takes on Tough Libertarian Questions (David Friedman)
Ep. 32 The World’s Happiest Country? (Christian Bjørnskov)
Related Episodes
Ep. 237 Why Are We So Rich? (Deirdre McCloskey)
Ep. 17 Is Sweden a Good Model? (Per Bylund)
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