Chris Buskirk on Restoring National Vitality, Financialization, and Pragmatic Conservatism

In This Episode:Chris Buskirk joins the podcast to talk about his new book, America and the Art of the Possible, about restoring “national vitality” and re-sparking the risk-taking, adventurous spirit that built Americahow financialization operates in the modern American economy and creates mismatched incentives that undermine widespread American prosperitywhy conservatism should focus less on ideological constructs and more on being practical and getting conservative outcomes like stronger family formation, higher life expectancy, and increasing total factor productivityTexts Mentioned:America and the Art of the Possible: Restoring National Vitality in an Age of Decay by Chris BuskirkAmerican Greatness: How Conservatism, Inc. Missed the 2016 Election and What the Establishment Needs to Learn by Chris Buskirk“Our Mission Statement” by William F. Buckley Jr.“I Had to Guard an Empty Room: The Rise of the Pointless Job” by David GraeberBullshit Jobs: A Theory by David GraeberBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events