When New York City elected Zohran Mamdani as mayor, conservatives warned of creeping socialism. This episode looks beyond the headlines to ask a deeper question: why do capitalist systems always turn to socialist policies to survive? From FDR’s New Deal to modern bailouts and public infrastructure, history shows that when markets falter, collective investment holds society together. Mamdani’s victory underscores a simple truth: capitalism relies on socialism to avoid collapse.
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When New York City elected Zohran Mamdani as mayor, conservatives warned of creeping socialism. This episode looks beyond the headlines to ask a deeper question: why do capitalist systems always turn to socialist policies to survive? From FDR’s New Deal to modern bailouts and public infrastructure, history shows that when markets falter, collective investment holds society together. Mamdani’s victory underscores a simple truth: capitalism relies on socialism to avoid collapse.
What makes a claim true? And who gets to decide? In this first episode, we explore the foundations of truth through logic—what counts as a sound argument, how fallacies distort debate, and why the rules of reasoning matter more than ever in today’s politics and media. From ancient philosophers to modern news cycles, we trace how logic can both illuminate and obscure reality, and why so many public conversations are built on tricks rather than tests of truth. In other words, to see the world c...
In Other Words
When New York City elected Zohran Mamdani as mayor, conservatives warned of creeping socialism. This episode looks beyond the headlines to ask a deeper question: why do capitalist systems always turn to socialist policies to survive? From FDR’s New Deal to modern bailouts and public infrastructure, history shows that when markets falter, collective investment holds society together. Mamdani’s victory underscores a simple truth: capitalism relies on socialism to avoid collapse.
