Education
In this episode, Josh and Ian continue their ism-series by talking about the misconceptions of, formation of, and the political use of the progressive movement. They talk about political slants against progressives, the rise of the 'progressive era' during the industrial revolution in the late 19th/early 20th century, technological progress and it's cultural impact, the inevitable comparisons between progressivism and Marxism or socialism, the progressive movement's split from liberalism, the goals of the progressive movement, the 'common good', equality vs. equity, the impossibility of equal outcomes, student debt and the added costs of education, FDR and the New Deal, the role of technology in political and social change, free markets and consumerism, the problem of education in rural America, career politicians and the vast injection of wealth into American politics, genuine improvement vs. utopian idealism, and various other topics. Follow them on Twitter at:Josh @Simpsonj423Ian @modernovermanand the podcast @NBSPodcast1Website: https://www.necessarybspod.com/Links:ProgressivismThe Progressive Era: Crash Course US HistoryThe US has a lot of money, but it does not look like a developed countryThe Gilded Age Summary & AnalysisRecorded 31 March 2021Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/nbsproductions)