Justice Clarence Thomas Is Right about Progressivism

About this episode

The episode discusses Clarence Thomas's critique of progressivism and the backlash he faced from the media and political figures.

In attacking progressivism in a recent speech, Clarence Thomas has been pilloried in the media and by politicians and academics. However, Thomas was correct: progressivism has brought one disaster after another, all the while empowering the worst of state actors. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/justice-clarence-thomas-right-about-progressivism

Topics covered

• progressivism
• politics
• media criticism
• state actors
• Clarence Thomas

Keywords

• Clarence Thomas
• progressivism
• media
• politics
• state actors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mises Institute

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