
Episode #1
Unfounded Takes on Welfare
<p>JR and Kevin are longtime friends with biblical studies backgrounds with opposite political leanings. Their aim is to model civil conversations across political differences. </p><p></p><p>They discuss privilege as both real opportunity and an unfair personal weapon, connect Jesus’ teachings on wealth and dependence to modern meaninglessness, and argue that rich people are often unhappier while the poor rely more on community. </p><p></p><p>The episode turns to the welfare state: a conservative critique that benefits can create disincentives to work and fuel big-government backlash, and a liberal critique that corporate profit and defense sp...


