NRP Radio: (episode #42 with Inez Stepman)

About this episode

Dudley Newright and Inez Stepman discuss the implications of Stepman's essay on the modern girlboss and its societal impacts.

Inez Stepman infuriated libertarians and libtards alike this week in her First Things essay about how the modern girlboss is artificially propped up by hidden subsidies (taxpayer dollars, cheap immigrant labor) and policies that punish single-income families. The two-income trap didn’t just happen by accident. Dudley and Inez discuss the piece along with the heated reaction to it and consider reframing the gender war not as women vs. men, but as girlbosses vs. moms. Also mentioned: * The Death of the Ford Tradition * The Dostoevskian Moment Get full access to New Right Poast at newrightpoast.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Dudley Newright

Guest: Inez Stepman

Topics covered

• gender dynamics
• economic policy
• family structure
• cultural commentary
• libertarian critique

Keywords

• girlboss
• subsidies
• two-income trap
• gender war
• libertarians
• single-income families

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: First Things

Books & works: The Death of the Ford Tradition, The Dostoevskian Moment

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