 One of the things that is being discussed right now among conservatives is that Biden's speech represents a low point for the influence of free market thinkers over the last since the 1970s Say 1970 something early 70s Richard Nickson basically declared We are all Keynesians now. This is a Republican president That was the height a progressive influence on American politics Richard Nixon passed all the regulatory agencies that we have many of the regulatory agencies we have today the entire environmentalist agenda was Nixon's agenda He preserved together with Eisenhower all of the New Deal and all of the great society Nixon represents the height of Of the influence of progressives both on the Republican and the Democratic Party in 1996 I think it was Bill Clinton declared That the era of big government was over the era of big government was over Thus, I think representing the victory of You know more limited government free market more that kind of thinking at least If not the action at least the thinking and Indeed, Bill Clinton ran a surplus in his last final year in office For the first time in many decades and for the last time since As a consequence of this kind of thinking mainly because of pressure from Republicans in Congress Republicans who were dedicated in those days to limiting trying to limit government trying to limit spending at least pretending pretending That they were free market. So it's the influence, right the influence not the achievement, but the influence of Free market thinkers free market attitudes free market prevalence in the culture towards big government started waning with Reagan and that had Momentum and even though George W. Bush Bush was a Compassionate conservative so that the commitment to markets was waning significantly on the bush certainly Wayne and Obama And then completely collapsed under Trump and Really what we're seeing now with Biden is a complete swing to the other direction Biden believes that government is the solution to all our problems and There's no Republican voice to oppose him Certainly not Trump. So the consensus across both political parties today is that government is the solution Big government is the only way to succeed Big government is our future. So This is an important debate It's important to have a Republican Party that at least you know to buy us time not because they'll achieve anything but at least Tries to limit government at least tries to limit spending at least is an opposition party when it comes to What's going on? What we need today what I called a new intellectual would be any man or woman who is willing to think Meaning any man or woman who knows that man's life must be guided by reason by the intellect Not by feelings wishes women's or mystic revelations Any man or woman who values his life and who does not give want to give in to today's cult of the spare cynicism and impotence and does not intend to give up the world to the dark ages and to the role of the collectivist All right before we go on Reminder please like the show we've got a hundred and sixty-three live listeners right now 30 likes That should be at least a hundred. I figured at least a hundred of you actually like the show Maybe they're like 60 of the Matthews out there who hate it, but but at least the people who like it You know I want to see I want to see a thumbs up. There you go start liking it I want to see that go to a hundred all it takes is a click of a click of a thing whether you're looking at this And and you know the likes matter. It's not an issue of my ego It's an issue of the algorithm the more you like something the more the algorithm likes it So you know and if you don't like the show give it a thumbs down Let's see your actual views being reflected in the likes But if you like it, don't just sit there help get the show promoted of course you should also share and And you can support the show at your own book show Dot-com slash support on patreon or subscribe star or locals And and show you support for all for for the work for the value. Hopefully you're receiving from this and And of course, don't forget if you're not a subscriber Even if you even if you just come here to troll or even if you're here like Matthew to defend marks Then you should subscribe because that way you'll know when to show up You'll know what shows are on when they're on you'll get notified So Yes, like share subscribe support like share subscribe support. There you go easy Do one know all of those please