The Narrative Monopoly

#11 - Philip Klein, Editor of National Review Online

Episode Summary

A conversation with Philip Klein editor of National Review Online on the federal debt

Episode Notes

Philip Klein is the Editor of National Review Online. He's the author of numerous books including the subject of today's discussion, Fear Your Future: How the Deck Is Stacked Against Millennials and Why Socialism Would Make It Worse. Previously he was the executive editor of the Washington Examiner, a Washington correspondent for The American Spectator, and a financial reporter for Reuters.

Times

• 0:15 - Philip’s Background & National Review
• 3:45 - Intro to Philip’s book, Fear Your Future & Debt added by Covid
• 10:00 - Why does debt matter?
• 17:00 - Who has to pay? Millennials on the hook?
• 25:00 - How to avoid a debt crisis
• 29:00 - What changed to cause the sudden ramp of debt?
• 32: 00 - The politics of debt
• 40:00 - Was Bill Clinton a more conservative President than George W Bush?
• 43:00 - Special Interests who depend on MORE debt
• 51:00 - Closing thoughts

Book Link: Fear Your Future

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