Fresh off the heels of his new manifesto (not of the communist variety, though), Iain Murray, CEI senior fellow, joins Jonah on The Remnant to discuss The Socialist Temptation: what it is, who it hits hardest, why socialism isn’t really even an economic theory, and what to do about it.

Show Notes:

-The Socialist TemptationIain’s new book,

-BBC’s generously donated show sets, to spruce up your Zoom background

-Iain refuting Thomas Piketty

-Josh Muravchik’s “Theories of the New Class”

-“Socialism is the name of our desire”

-Corporatism and Comparative Politics: The Other Great “Ism”

-Ten Thousand Commandments 2020

-Violence and Social OrdersNorth’s

-#NationalizeMySpace

-Reagan’s speech at Hillsdale in the 70s

-Jonah at the Oxford Union

-“Socialism is so hot right now”

-DonorsTrust.org/Dingo for access to “6 Reasons to Use a Donor-Advised Fund”

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