This lengthy political essay by noted Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock was written while he was professor of political economy at McGill University. He argues for a middle ground between capitalism and pure socialism. Listeners in the early 21st century may find this 90-year old essay oddly topical. (Summary by Sean Michael Hogan)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
01 - The Troubled Outlook of the Present Hour
24:19 - Chapter 2
02 - Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
15:14 - Chapter 3
03 - The Failures and Fallacies of Natural Liberty
18:43 - Chapter 4
04 - Work and Wages
21:29 - Chapter 5
05 - The Land of Dreams: The Utopia of the Socialist
14:24 - Chapter 6
06 - How Mr. Bellamy Looked Backward
21:07 - Chapter 7
07 - What Is Possible and What Is Not
28:34