The Trouble with Catastrophe Politics
September 5, 2025
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September 5, 2025
The Trouble with Catastrophe Politics
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<p>I’m pleased to welcome <a href="https://x.com/TedNordhaus" target="_blank"><strong>Ted Nordhaus</strong></a> to the podcast this week. Ted’s work at <a href="https://thebreakthrough.org" target="_blank"><strong>The Breakthrough Institute</strong></a> offers an intriguing and important way to think about the intersection of energy policy, society, and politics. Ted explains why he abandoned climate catastrophism, how the “Green Vortex” collapsed, and why Democrats need to unlearn old dogmas if they want to survive as a governing party.</p><p>Please listen in and check out Ted and his colleagues’ writings at <a href="https://www.breakthroughjournal.org" target="_blank"><strong>The Ecomodernist</strong></a> on Substack. </p><p><em>A </em><a href="https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/38e6d1b2-2874-4c88-949e-07916040a27b" target="_blank"><em>transcript</em></a><em> of this discussion is available on our website</em>. </p> <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.liberalpatriot.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">www.liberalpatriot.com</a>
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