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Dead philosophers. Fresh takes.
Ever wonder what it would be to listen to
Karl Marx read Elon Musk’s Tweets?
Adam Smith walk into a Walmart?
John Locke debate the vaccine mandate?
Ever wonder... WWKMD?
Thread 2
Obamacare
Take a look at how everyone, from early philosophers to Cold War thinkers, would interpret one of America's most controversial and contested policies: the 2008 Affordable Care Act.
Ch. 1: Philosophical Foundations...or not?...
Episode 1: Burke vs. Obamacare: A Cautionary Tale of Grand Designs
Episode 2: Herbert Spencer vs. Obamacare: Liberty, Charity, and the ACA
Episode 3: John Stuart Mill
Ch. 2: From Federalism to Civil War
Including Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Jackson, and Abraham Lincoln
Ch. 3: Conservatives, Progressives, and more Conservatives
Including Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, Thorstein Veblen, Woodrow Wilson, and Calvin Coolidge
Ch. 4: Proponents and Opponents of the Modern Welfare State
Including FDR, Milton Friedman, Barry Goldwater, MLK, Jr., Ronald Reagan
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