The Debt Dialogues is a weekly podcast that aims to educate young people about the welfare state and how it will affect their future. In this episode, I interview Claremont Review of Books senior editor William Voegeli on his recent book The Pity Party: A Mean-Spirited Diatribe Against Liberal Compassion. Topics covered include:

• The meaning of “compassion” and the attempt to make it the central purpose of government
• The influence of philosopher John Rawls
• Why opponents of the left’s agenda are labeled “heartless,” and how to answer that charge

Other Resources:

• The Pity Party: A Mean-Spirited Diatribe Against Liberal Compassion — William Voegeli
• The Debt Dialogues [Episode 13]: William Voegeli on the Welfare State
• The Debt Dialogues [Episode 11]: Peter Schwartz on Altruism

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