Debt, Austerity, and the Decline of the British Empire
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In this episode, originally released in January of 2020, Ben Studebaker discusses the impact Great Britain's effort to reduce its national debt in the 1800s had on the nation. In this conversation, Studebaker shares his insights into how societies respond to economic change that seem oddly prescient in light of the events that would follow this episode.