The New Liberal Podcast
The New Liberal Podcast dives into the deep end of policy, politics and identity and hosts the economists, academics, industry leaders, thinkers and politicians whose ideas are shaping society.
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- Sep 3, 2026
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What is the center left? ft. Nate Silver, Jerusalem Demsas and Matt Yglesias (opens the original)
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Matt Yglesias, Jerusalem Demsas, Nate Silver and Jeremiah Johnson sit down for a roundtable on the big questions facing the center left in American politics. Is the center left defined by moderation or liberalism? What's the difference between establishment and center-left? How can the center-left deal with an angry electorate? We tackle all these questions in this joint episode of the Argument Podcast and the New Liberal Podcast. Support the podcast and get involved with your local chapter by b
Why does JD Vance hate consumers? ft. Phil Magness (opens the original)
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Why has JD Vance been on a crusade against the economics profession recently? Phil Magness joins the podcast to discuss why JD Vance thinks the concept of GDP is fake, why he's skeptical that consumers having a lot of affordable goods is a good thing, and why the right is turning to 'post-liberal' economics. Further reading: https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/hillbilly-economics Support the podcast and get involved with your local chapter by becoming a member of the Center for New Liberalism. Join
The Case for American Power ft. Shadi Hamid (opens the original)
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Is America a force for good in the world? Shadi Hamid joins the podcast to talk about his book The Case for American Power, and why he thinks that the world is better off with a muscular, powerful American government than without America. Support the podcast and get involved with your local chapter by becoming a member of the Center for New Liberalism. Join at https://cnliberalism.org/become-a-member Got questions? Send us a note at mailbag@cnliberalism.org . Follow us at: https://twitter.com/CN
What went wrong for Keir Starmer? ft. Claire Ainsley (opens the original)
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Why did Keir Starmer get booted as Prime Minister of the UK? Former Starmer advisor Claire Ainsley joins the podcast to discuss what specifically went wrong for Starmer over the last two years, why the UK keeps cycling through prime ministers, and what this all means for the center left in the UK and around the world. Support the podcast and get involved with your local chapter by becoming a member of the Center for New Liberalism. Join at https://cnliberalism.org/become-a-member Got questions?
Is the Mississippi Miracle Real? ft. Kelsey Piper (opens the original)
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Education policy has been rocked by the 'Mississippi Miracle' - the sudden improvement of test scores in reading and math in southern states like Mississippi. Kelsey Piper joins the podcast to discuss how those states improved their scores, which teaching methods best help kids, why we fight so much about testing requirements for elite schools, and what reforms we actually need. Support the podcast and get involved with your local chapter by becoming a member of the Center for New Liberalism. Jo
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