Today with returning guest Robert Tracinski who is here discussing his two recent articles on populism and illiberalism.

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Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:

• Do the Populists Have a Point? - Discourse
• There Is a Name for Meloni’s Blend of Socialism and Nationalism - The UnPopulist
• Populists in Europe – especially those on the right – have increased their vote shares in recent elections - Pew Research Center
• Radical right-wing parties in Europe What’s populism got to do with it? by Jens Rydgren - John Benjamins e-Platform
• Two Big Trends - The Tracinski Letter
• The Illiberal Synthesis
• Jawboning - Wikipedia
• The Neo-Classical Liberal
• Generational Wealth with Cryptocurrency Podcast

Episode 59 (54 minutes) was recorded at 2030 Central European Time, on October 27, 2022, with Ringr app.. Martin did the editing and post-production with the podcast maker, Alitu. The transcript is generated by Alitu.