Whatever your politics, a crib sheet, in podcast form, to understand the best about the other side and perhaps the limits of your own.
Yuval Levin, author of The Great Debate: Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the Birth of Right and Left, talks to EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas of Burke and Paine and their influence on the evolution of political philosophy. Levin outlines the differing approaches of the two thinkers to liberty, authority, and how reform and change should take place. Other topics discussed include Hayek's view of tradition, Cartesian rationalism, the moral high ground in politics, and how the "right an * Duration 1:08h, Published 5/26/14 6:30:00 AM * Episode Download Link (31 MB): http://files.libertyfund.org/econtalk/y2014/LevinBurke.mp3 * Podcast Feed: EconTalk (http://www.econlib.org/library/EconTalk.xml)
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