Mike O’Connor recently discussed his new book, A Commercial Republic: America’s Enduring Debate over Democratic Capitalism, with David Sehat at the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum in Atlanta, Georgia. Luckily for those of us not present, a video was made of the event. Here it is in two parts–part one is the back-and-forth between Mike and David; part two is audience Q&A. Enjoy.
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“Democratic capitalism” has never seemed more of an oxymoron.