https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHXGamIEZ6g Podcast audio: In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss how the Republican National Convention’s platform has turned away from its traditional appeal to small government and turned instead towards adopting many of the big government policies that socialists envy. Among the topics covered: * The RNC platform on energy policy, regulations, and Israel; * The RNC platform on entitlement programs, industrial policy, and tariffs; * The Republican Party’s unprincipled view of political and economic freedom; * JD Vance as a symbol of the Republican Party’s turn away from freedom; * How much the Republican Party has turned away from freedom in twelve years; * The new Republican Party’s turn to collectivism and central planning. Mentioned in this podcast is the New Ideal article, “Meet the Conservative Authoritarians” by Elan Journo. The podcast premiered on July 25, 2024. Listen and subscribe from your mobile device on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Watch archived podcasts here.