{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 369: A One-Party System?","description":"The United States has been a two party system almost since its inception. In modern times, this has led to the Democrats and Republicans having a virtual monopoly on the political landscape. Despite the fact that a plurality of Americans don\u2019t identify with either party, they won\u2019t allow a third party to compete. And what\u2019s the only thing worse than a two-party system? A one-party system. Foolishness of the Week: 06:08 Main episode: 09:41 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:\/\/archive.triblive.com\/opinion\/featured-commentary\/in-defense-of-price-gouging\/   https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/03\/01\/the-us-national-debt-is-rising-by-1-trillion-about-every-100-days.html Foolishness of the Week  https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/16\/opinion\/ezra-klein-biden-audio-essay.html 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\/30201013\/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\/168551678"}