How did all the Post-Liberals get on the Goulash Train? And what are Post-Liberals? And what is (or more to the point, was) the Goulash Train? With guest Phil Magness.

00:00 Introduction and Disclaimer

01:44 Fast-Track Degrees and Credential Culture

03:53 Online Learning and Gaming the System

05:11 AI, Universities, and Lecture Ownership

08:04 AI Replacing Professors and Higher Ed Decline

09:55 The Collapse of Higher Education

11:29 Credentials vs Real Education

12:54 Guest Introduction: Phil Magness

13:56 Viktor Orbán and Hungary’s Political Shift

16:11 Hungary, Russia, and Ukraine Context

17:44 Orbán’s Election Loss and Fallout

19:29 Why Hungary Matters to the U.S.

20:45 Post-Liberalism Explained

27:36 Carl Schmitt and Authoritarian Theory

31:21 Hungary as a Model for Post-Liberalism

36:11 State Power, Economics, and Policy Failures

41:37 U.S. Connections and the “Goulash Train”

46:27 Post-Liberalism as a Fringe Movement

49:20 Liberalism vs Post-Liberal Ideology

51:38 Historical Parallels and Authoritarian Models

54:53 U.S. Political Implications and Closing

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