The Conservative Case for Philosophical Liberalism

The Good Fight

Yascha Mounk

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4.7 • 963 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Harvey Mansfield is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Government at Harvard University and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. One of the old guard of American conservative thought, he has taught at Harvard since 1962, and counts among his former students Andrew Sullivan, Francis Fukuyama, and Bill Kristol. In this week’s conversation, Harvey Mansfield and Yascha Mounk discuss the nature of American liberalism, Donald Trump’s effect on conservatism, and Alexis de Tocqueville’s enduring relevance. This transcript has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity. Please do listen and spread the word about The Good Fight. If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone. Email: podcast@persuasion.community Website: http://www.persuasion.community Podcast production by John Taylor Williams, and Brendan Ruberry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Connect with us! Spotify | Apple | Google Twitter: @Yascha_Mounk & @joinpersuasion Youtube: Yascha Mounk LinkedIn: Persuasion Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	At Barclays, we're here for the land of football.
0:06.4	We're here for the Premier League,
0:09.0	and the Barclays Women's Super League.
0:12.1	We're here for the football chance for giving more girls a chance.
0:18.0	We're here for the grassroots and all the muddy boots. From schools to stadiums, we're here for it all.
0:27.6	Barclays, here for the land of football. And now the good fight with Yasha Monk.
0:47.0	I'm Michael Hendrix, Senior Fellow and Director's State and Local Policy at the Manhattan
0:57.0	Institute, and I recently published a piece on Persuasion entitled, Yes, in my backyard.
1:03.0	There was a moment that really inspired me to write this piece recently.
1:06.8	It was a moment when the flip switched on Austin's real estate.
1:10.4	The home was listed $370,000 in December 30th, 2020.
1:15.0	Minutes later, buyers were lining up.
1:17.5	Traffic jams were forming and by the nearest deadline,
1:20.0	there were 96 offers, with a winning bid at $541,000, 46% above asking price.
1:28.0	You know, this house was not alone across the rest of the country.
1:32.4	Housing prices were being bit up all across in every community imaginable.
1:37.0	The median sale price for a home just surpassed $400,000. The highest ever, by the way way this home in Austin recently was estimated by Zillow being worth
1:47.4	seven hundred eight thousand dollars 91% above its original listing price just a few months ago.
1:54.8	There are fewer starter homes available for working families all across this country and their
1:59.2	price are than ever before.
2:00.4	Home ownership is on the decline. People are concerned. Our recent
2:04.0	polling at the Manhattan Institute found that the cost of housing and
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