Biased Journos, Young Radicals, and Pre-Election Spooks (w/ Robby Soave)

Reason Magazine senior editor Robby Soave is known for exposing the biases and blindspots of the media. In his book Panic Attack: Young Radicals at the Age of Trump he follows the growing trends of illiberalism in America. In preparation for Nov. 3 madness, we talked about media bias, monopolies, the dangers of revoking Section 230, and — of course — the nightmare that is the 2020 elections…If you haven’t already, please subscribe to Uncertain Things wherever you get your podcasts.Find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podcast Addict, and Stitcher. Follow @UncertainPod on your social media of choice.On the agenda:[0:37] Libertarians: we abhor both sides![2:58] The case for journalists telegraphing their political views[5:57] “Everything about the Trump years wants you to commit to a team… with the media in the non-Trump team.”[10:12] “You can be objective without being unbiased.”[11:03] The Covington incident[13:32] Why didn’t you vote for Biden?[15:47] What makes Trump appalling to you?[18:45] On the excesses of the left and what they might mean for the election[25:21] If Trump loses, what happens on the right?[27:47] If Trump is re-elected…[28:59] Young Radicals and the new understanding of “safety”[32:07] Where do they draw the line?[34:40] The hard sciences have been more resistant[36:08] The injustice of a humanities degree[36:48] It’s filtering into K12 education too[38:30] The underlying institutional issues at play[43:33] The misaligned incentives of Higher Education[51:38] Are we drawing too much or too little attention to this issue?[56:14] On Section 230 and social media[1:02:15] The Monopoly (non)argument[1:08:52] How do you solve crony capitalism? Get full access to Uncertain Things at uncertain.substack.com/subscribe