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Podcast: Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill
Episode: 460: George Soros and his political philosophy
Description: The boys drink and review "Beast of Both Worlds," a "Bi-Coastal IPA" from Lagunitas.
George Soros has become a whipping boy for the right. The man was born a Hungarian Jew and lived through both Naziism and communism, but made his respectable pile of money in the United States. P&C start off with a brief biography, but move on to speak about his underlying philosophy and the causes he promotes.
Soros was deeply influenced by the philosophy of Karl Popper and his concept of open and closed societies. In an open society individuals are...