{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Blog & Mablog","title":"Opportunity and Envy","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/7c50b985\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":533,"description":"One of the recent discussion points on the right is related to a comment made by our vice-president about the appeal of socialism. He said, and I quote: “My warning to my fellow Republicans . . . You don’t stop socialism by throwing slogans at people about the free market. You stop socialism by making people’s lives better.” Now the VP is exactly right in what he says here, but some are worried about what he is not yet saying, and what that might mean. If this statement ends with a period, stop, then sign me up. But if there is an ellipsis after better, then I want to see where that might be going. My observations of the political world over the course of my lifetime has made me nervous about all ellipses.\nFor more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/  ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/U8xuNOJpUC8r4_k5JjbxKailns_koN1g5v4JYLUvFgI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hODBm/OGEzNTE1OTIyMGQx/MDc4MWY2MmY1ODkw/ZjEzZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}