In this episode we discuss the state as parent so naturally, Alex reads an excerpt from a 1950s science-fiction story and Muna takes us on a trip to Burkina Faso and the Gambia. We discuss self-reliance, democracy, social cohesion, Swiss referenda and political soap operas.
Is too much state oversight and protection bad for societies and individuals, reducing individual responsibility and initiative? Or do we need the protective umbrella that an all-powerful government gives us?
This episode has a slower pace than usual because we recorded it at the end of winter and our brains were not at their most perky. But we doubt that the state as parent could have done anything against that.
https://www.cynicandoptimist.com/the-state-as-parent/
Is too much state oversight and protection bad for societies and individuals, reducing individual responsibility and initiative? Or do we need the protective umbrella that an all-powerful government gives us?
This episode has a slower pace than usual because we recorded it at the end of winter and our brains were not at their most perky. But we doubt that the state as parent could have done anything against that.
https://www.cynicandoptimist.com/the-state-as-parent/