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Saturday Mar 27, 2021
Liberty and Equality
Saturday Mar 27, 2021
Saturday Mar 27, 2021
We discuss the relationship between liberty and equality and the role of the national government in encouraging or discouraging self-government.
Christian college professors Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines.
Leading Off (1:31) - We discuss President Biden’s first press conference. Links: press conference transcript; RealClearPolitics presidential approval average; Ipsos/Reuters presidential approval poll; Charles C. W. Cooke at National Review on Biden and the filibuster.
Required Reading (10:24) - Professor Corbin leads us through volume 2, part 2 of Democracy in America on the sentiments of the American people with a special focus on the relationship between liberty and equality and with further reflections on a selection from Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan.
Headlines (32:36) - We look at the way that the recently-passed Covid relief law and a prospective new spending bill affect local self-government. Links: CBS News on the Covid relief bill; Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost at National Review; CT law on chocolate milk; AP report on prospective $3 trillion spending bill.
Open the Gradebook (44:32) - Now that President Biden has confirmed his plans to run for reelection in 2024, we grade the electoral prospects of three leading Republicans candidates for the party’s 2024 presidential nomination. Links: Echelon Insights on Republican candidates for 2024.
Tocqueville's Crystal Ball (52:53) - After some mixed results on our recent NCAA basketball tournament picks, Dave is 16-7 on the year and Matt is 10-13. This week, we pick three of the Sweet 16 matchups and make our preseason Major League Baseball projections.
Opening and closing music is from the beginning of "Happy Life" by Ryan Andersen from his 2018 album, Americana volume 1. Available here. Licensed by Creative Commons.
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Matt Parks is an Associate Professor of Politics at The King’s College in New York City. David Corbin is a Professor of Politics and the Vice President of Academic Affairs at Providence Christian College in Pasadena, California. All views expressed in this podcast are their own.
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