{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 355: It's Time for Libertarians to Grow Up","description":"We recently moderated the South Carolina Libertarian Party\u2019s Presidential debate. We had a great time and the candidates were serious people. But the contrast between our excellent experience in South Carolina and Libertarian party hijinx we\u2019ve seen in the past spurred this conversation. Is the Libertarian Party a political party or a philosophical society? The latter\u2019s goal is to delve deeply into important questions about the economy and polity. The former\u2019s goal is to win elections. Foolishness of the Week: 08:37 Main episode: 14:05 Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http:\/\/www.cooperationandcoercion.com See More Ant and James! http:\/\/www.wordsandnumbers.org Show Your Support for Words &amp;amp; Numbers at Patreon https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits  https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/11\/25\/black-friday-shoppers-spent-a-record-9point8-billion-in-us-online-sales-up-7point5percent-from-last-year.html Foolishness of the Week  https:\/\/twitter.com\/senwarren\/status\/1728810999355175212?s=61&amp;amp;t=8nzVImSVQ7S_6JhDtCXr0Q Topic of the Week Words &amp;amp; Numbers Backstage https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/130029457649243\/ More James at Smoke &amp;amp; Stories  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLjILow4-ZJpBV-NnmSusZJ_vCuzKUJ4Ig More Ant on YouTube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/antonydavies Let Us Know What You Think mailto:wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com Antony Davies on Twitter https:\/\/twitter.com\/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesRHarrigan #AntonyDavies #JamesRHarrigan #WordsAndNumbers #economics #government #politics #policy #libertarian #classicalliberal #podcast #educational &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Words &amp; Numbers","author_url":"http:\/\/wordsandnumbers.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/28812638\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/164279653"}