#26 Dr Andrew Phemister: Land and Liberalism - Henry George and the Irish Land War

Andrew Phemister is a Lecturer in British and Irish History at Kings College London. Our conversation centred around his book Land and Liberalism: Henry George and the Irish Land War (Cambridge University Press, 2023).Are human beings intrinsically good that need unshackling from bureaucratic, corporatist rent seeker to flourish? Do ideas have a causative historical role or is everything explained by technology, materialism, kings and queens? What is the history of radical thought, liberalism and the concept of natural rights? What relevance do Arnold Schwarzenegger and Total Recall have to Adam Smith's three factors of production?Andrew is a very engaging, entertaining, and articulate thinker who fleshed out some difficult questions through the lens of one of the most popular but now almost forgotten economists - Henry George. You can find more about Andrew's work here:https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/andrew-phemisterThis podcast was produced by Matt Cooper (https://linktr.ee/thisismattcooper) with music composed by Loverman (https://open.spotify.com/artist/6mH930VvONxn76Kqpnixjy)This podcast was produced by Matt Cooper with music composed by Loverman.