Jonah Goldberg on The Suicide of the West

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• Episode: Jonah Goldberg on The Suicide of the West
• Website: EconTalk
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• Duration: 01:27:24
• Published: 2018-04-23 08:30

Jonah Goldberg of National Review talks about his latest book, Suicide of the West, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Goldberg argues that both capitalism and democracy are at risk in the current contentious political environment. He argues that we take for granted what he calls "the miracle"--the transformation of the standard of living in the democracies with market economies. Goldberg argues that unless we actively work to preserve our political and economic systems, the forces of populism, nationalism, and tribalism will work steadily to destroy them.