The New Liberal Podcast

The mailbag returns after a long hiatus! Jeremiah answers listener questions about the Iran War, social media discourses, populist anger, Joe Biden's legacy, and more!

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Democratic senators are proposing plans that would drastically reduce taxes on the middle and upper middle class. Tax cuts are always popular with the people who receive them - but are they a good idea? Ben Ritz joins the podcast to discuss why Democrats keep proposing 'slopulism' ideas about the budget, why the budget math for huge tax cuts doesn't work, and why this approach is politically dangerous for Democrats.

Read Ben's piece in The Atlantic here - https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/democrats-slopulism-economic-policy/686419/

Ben's work mentioned on CNN - https://x.com/ppi/status/2036874335277703629

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DC is facing a number of crises - interference from a hostile Congress, high levels of crime, and a local economy gutted by DOGE. Kenyan McDuffie is a former city councilman and candidate for mayor, and he joins the podcast to discuss how DC can recover and grow past its current challenges.

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President Trump has started a war between the United States and Iran. Jeremiah walks through what we know so far, the historical and regional context for how this war started, what good and bad outcomes might look like, and what sorts of core values liberals should keep in mind as they analyze Trump's actions.

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Society has gotten radically more inclusive the last few generations. This has largely been a good thing, and prevented countless people from being discriminated against on the basis of their gender, race, or sexuality. But is there an upper limit to inclusivity? Can it go too far? And can we become so 'inclusive' that we end up alienating, harming, and excluding people?

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Over the last decade, conversations about criminal justice have become more and more prominent in our national politics. But how can we tell what works and what doesn't? Jennifer Doleac joins the podcast to discuss her new book, The Science of Second Chances. We talk about the best evidence for how to reduce harms from the criminal justice system, to reduce crime levels in our communities, and why some activists are so allergic to neutrally examining the evidence.

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Opponents of immigration often cite the idea that immigrants are a drain on the system. It's commonly believed that immigrants don't pay enough in taxes and take too much in government benefits. But is that true? David Bier joins the podcast to discuss the counterintuitive truth - that immigrants are net fiscal contributors, not takers.

Full report - https://www.cato.org/white-paper/immigrants-recent-effects-government-budgets-1994-2023

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Many of us are political junkies who think about politics all the time. But how do regular swing voters think about politics? Sarah Longwell is the publisher of the Bulwark and host of the Focus Group podcast, and she joins the New Liberal Podcast to talk about what she sees in those focus groups. How do swing voters think about Donald Trump? What issues break through for them? And how should Democrats communicate if they want to win?

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How should Congress approach regulating kids on social media? Congressman Jake Auchincloss joins the podcast to discuss his bill, the Parents over Platforms Act. We talk about why he is concerned about 'digital dopamine', why he thinks age verification should be done at the operating system level and not by individual apps, and how he approaches screen time and social media with his own kids.

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ICE is rampaging through Minnesota and violating people's constitutional rights. Will Stancil joins the podcast to talk about ICE's tactics, what activists on the ground in Minneapolis are doing to resist ICE and protect their neighbors, and why, despite everything, he remains hopeful.

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