The Future of Liberty

By: Mitch Daniels
  • Summary

  • The future of liberty has never been more uncertain. While there remain many reasons for optimism, there is also cause for pessimism or even alarm. With experience in business, education, and politics, former Indiana governor and Purdue University president Mitch Daniels investigates the prospects for the future of liberty and more through conversations with prominent thinkers and leaders across diverse fields.
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Episodes
  • Amity Shlaes on the Forgotten Lessons of the New Deal Era
    Jan 14 2025

    Governor Mitch Daniels and historian Amity Shlaes discuss misconceptions about the Great Depression and the New Deal; reevaluate the reputations of Presidents Coolidge, Hoover, and FDR; and consider the idea of the Forgotten Man.

    • The Government Playing God (2:21)
    • Hoover, The Laissez-faire Champion (8:01)
    • Crafty Politicians versus Committed Ideolouges (18:57)
    • The Forgotten Man (31:33)
    • Why Not Socialism and Youth (40:01)

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    53 mins
  • Niall Ferguson and the Lessons of History
    Dec 5 2024

    Governor Mitch Daniels and renowned historian and author Sir Niall Ferguson discuss pressing current events including political polarization, the disturbing rise of violent antisemitic incidents, and the societal impact of aging populations. They also delve into the United States spending more on debt interest than on national security for the first time in history, the geopolitical threats and China's internal struggles, and a renewal of the U.S. national spirit with the emergence of new forms of American innovation and entrepreneurship.

    • The reading ratio to understand and make history (2:02)
    • Political polarization and woke culture (5:02)
    • The new University of Austin (14:32)
    • Gerontocracy and its impact on youth (21:30)
    • Ferguson's Law on national debt and security (27:21)

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    54 mins
  • Stephanie Slade on Liberty, Virtue, and Fusionism
    Nov 14 2024

    Governor Mitch Daniels and Reason magazine Senior Editor Stephanie Slade consider the changing factions of the American political landscape, the history and future of fusionism, and how college students became such big fans of big government. They also consider the contrast between the hopelessness of a static society and the hope and fears of a dynamic one and give us some reasons to be hopeful for the future of liberty.

    • The American political shift and public opinion polling (2:02)
    • The roots of fusionism and its modern interpretation (14:18)
    • Youth and the appeal of the administration state (22:27)
    • Limitations in a free market and punishing dynamism (30:43)

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    39 mins

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