Monthly episodes discussing this topic, 2023-07 to 2026-08.
Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Neoliberalism is a failed or harmful project that has undermined social welfare, democracy, and economic equity for the working class.
6 people · 6 episodes
Neoliberal policies have caused the destruction of social safety nets and regulatory bodies due to the lack of ideological competition in the absence of a socialist alternative.
“And in the absence of that counter mechanism, in the absence of that counterweight, it is not an accident that we have seen the great explosion of neoliberalism in every western liberal capitalist country when capital owners no longer feared the threat of an alternative, the threat of a good example”
HasanAbi · Jan 2026 · 6 episodes · 1.5M views on this topicThe neoliberal ideology, which focused on cutting taxes and regulations to concentrate wealth, is breaking down.
“If you are, and I'm I'm you know how great I'm with numbers, right? If you're under 55, let's say, you really don't remember a time when the United States didn't have, you know, pretty stable parties and the the whole trajectory of the American government really tended to seem like it was under the ”
Heather Cox Richardson · Aug 2026 · 4 episodes · 1.0M views on this topicShe advocates for ending the current era of neoliberalism in the United States.
“somebody has to say certain things this country needs to start over we need to end an Aboriginal chapter of neoliberalism in this country we need to repudiate the corporate tyranny that now owns our Congress owns our government and has its tentacles in every corner of our civilization”
HasanAbi · Jul 2023 · 1 episode · 551K views on this topicNeoliberalism was a project designed to benefit the United States, but it functioned as a parasitical system that ultimately overrode democracy and redistributed wealth from the working class to the e
“And in the case of the United States of America uh as as the most powerful and richest country in the world, capitalism used it to create this larger system that came to encompass the entire globe. It changed all of trade. It it affected the way democracy worked.”
MeidasTouch · Jan 2026 · 1 episode · 364K views on this topicMost German political parties, regardless of their branding, are neoliberal institutions that fail to offer genuine left-wing alternatives.
“in Germany we got like 20 of them so we got we got a lot more neoliberal parties to choose from and there's like one non neoliberal party which is like just kind of neoliberal which is the Linka”
HasanAbi · Feb 2025 · 1 episode · 307K views on this topicThatcherism represents a divisive legacy that is either viewed as a necessary economic revitalization or a destructive social force.
4 people · 1 episode
Thatcherism is a mythic, overrated political movement that failed to act as a genuinely conservative force or improve the country's long-term condition.
“In fact, it amounts to something like Thatcher olletry. The time has come to end it. If you're seriously if you're a liberal, if you're a Blairite, I can see why you might I can even see why Suzanne might be in favor of her, but I cannot see why any conservative could ever be in favor of Margaret Th”
UnHerd · Oct 2025 · 2 episodes · 34K views on this topicThatcherism was a successful political movement that restored Britain's economic health, protected freedom, and restored national pride.
“Thatcherism is back and it's winning.”
UnHerd · Oct 2025 · 2 episodes · 34K views on this topicMargaret Thatcher's policies served as an essential rescue plan that transformed Britain's stagnant, declining economy into a prosperous, growth-oriented one.
“Now I would like to argue that was a rescue plan for a country in decline.”
UnHerd · Oct 2025 · 2 episodes · 34K views on this topicThatcherism was a brutal and destructive period that prioritized market ideology over community, resulting in lasting social and economic damage.
“This was a brutal and destructive and immensely cruel time. Thatcher was very dark. So my reaction to her, as you can see, like many people from my generation, is visceral. I think we still live with the damage that she did to this country.”
UnHerd · Oct 2025 · 2 episodes · 34K views on this topicPositions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
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