The Debt Dialogues

In this weekly podcast series, Don Watkins, fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute, talks to a diverse range of guests about the welfare state crisis and what to do about it.

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Episode 27: Gregory Salmieri on Justice

16-09-2014

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 Dr. Gregory Salmieri, professor of philosophy, on the subject of justice.

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Episode 26: George Will on Progressivism

09-09-2014

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 Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist George Will on American Progressivism.

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Episode 23: Scott Winship on Inequality, Mobility, and the American Dream

19-08-2014

In this episode, I interview Manhattan Institute fellow Scott Winship on economic inequality, mobility, and the American Dream.

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Episode 19: Tara Smith on Happiness

22-07-2014

In this episode, I interview Tara Smith, a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas, and author of Ayn Rand's Normative Ethics: The Virtuous Egoist.

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Episode 12: Debate - Don Watkins vs. Harry van der Linden on the Welfare State

27-05-2014

In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I debate Butler University professor of philosophy Harry van der Linden on the morality of the welfare state.

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Episode 8: Harry Binswanger on Inequality

29-04-2014

In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I talk with philosopher Harry Binswanger about inequality, the motive behind egalitarianism, and why opponents of the welfare state should reject the idea of “equality of opportunity.”

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Episode 4: Onkar Ghate on the Morality of the Welfare State

02-04-2014

In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I talk to my colleague Onkar Ghate about the morality of the welfare state. Onkar is a senior fellow and chief content officer at the Ayn Rand Institute.

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