Abby McCloskey, The Bush Center, Catalyst Fall 2019

“The current debate between Trumpian capitalism and AOC socialism is unhelpful, if for no other reason than that the words are used as political bludgeons to shut down opponents instead of fostering real discussion. Capitalism and socialism also sound elite and distant, conjuring up different definitions and understandings, obfuscating what we are actually talking about when it comes to individuals’ daily lives.

Instead of centering the debate about economic policy on these politically-charged and often disembodied words, we should take the debate to its foundational level: What kind of society do we want to be?”