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 Lawrence W. Reed, president of the Foundation for Economic Education, on his new book Excuse Me, Professor: Challenging the Myths of Progressivism. Topics covered include:

• The inherent conflict between economic equality and political equality
• How the minimum wage actually hurts the people it is supposed to help
• Why government spending doesn’t lead to prosperity
• How to effectively defend capitalism

Other Resources:

• Excuse Me, Professor: Challenging the Myths of Progressivism — Lawrence W. Reed (editor)
• The Debt Dialogues [Episode 29]: Max Borders on Inequality and Entrepreneurship
• Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government — Yaron Brook and Don Watkins

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