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Why Everyone Hates Capitalism (w/ Kevin D. Williamson)

Why Everyone Hates Capitalism (w/ Kevin D. Williamson)4 oct1 h 24 min

Writer, The Dispatch national correspondent, and Econ-turned-English major Kevin D. Williamson joins us to discuss the question: Why does everyone hate capitalism these days (and whether it’s all just middle class whinging)?

-The companies that give capitalism a bad name [2:01-7:59]

-The neat things about capitalism [8:00-15:02]

-Zooming into American culture and inequality [15:03-27:31]

-Why do we care so much about inequality? [27:32-38:04]

-The case for subsidizing healthcare—and not [38:05-50:41]

-Who deserves what—and why? [50:42-01:01:15]

-The problem with capitalism is a middle class problem [01:01:16-1:08:29]

-Gripes about words [1:08:30-1:13:38]

-Observations on accents and politicians [1:13:39-1:24:31]

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-Wanderland newsletter (The Dispatch)