Bernie Sanders, who just made headlines for buying his third house for $600,000, refused to comment when a Univision reporter asked for his thoughts on Venezuela. For a short time, Venezuela — now a miserable #176 out of 178 countries in the Economic Freedom of… Read More
Archives for August 2016
Ep. 713 Does Scientific Research Require Government Funding and Intervention?
Here’s a common objection to the free market: why, it doesn’t yield enough scientific research! We need government funding for that. Even some free-market folks have bought this line. Here are some helpful thoughts in favor of the market and science. Special Offer Learn the… Read More
Ep. 712 Should We Settle Mars?
Robert Zubrin, founder and president of the Mars Society , replies to objections to the human settlement of Mars. About the Guest Robert Zubrin, founder and president of the Mars Society and author of many books, holds a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from the University of Washington. Special Offer Learn… Read More
Ep. 711 Julie Borowski on Handling Critics, Persuading Skeptics, and Freelancing
Julie Borowski is closing in on 200,000 Facebook likes, thanks to her consistent output and quality content. She’s learned a lot along the way about spreading the message, about weak points in the message, and about having a thick skin. About the Guest Julie Borowski… Read More
What I Read Every Day
Ep. 710 Zuckerberg Strikes Again: Liberty Memes Punished for Straightforward anti-Hillary Meme
Liberty Memes is a wildly successful Facebook page that encapsulates libertarian ideas in provocative graphics. They recently ran afoul of the Facebook police for a meme about Hillary that’s so far within the normal boundaries of American political commentary you’ll hardly believe it. We discuss… Read More
How I Got Her Liberal Relatives to Listen
(Sent to my email list.) Your relatives can be the hardest people to reach. Apparently, I just helped a listener reach her relatives. She writes: Wow oh wow!! I sent your podcast to my extremely liberal, live-in-NYC parents and they loved it!! They agreed with… Read More
Ep. 709 Obama, Hillary, and the Disasters in Libya and Syria
The consequences of the US government’s interventions in Libya and Syria have been pretty grim. Jim and Michael Ostrowski make a methodical lawyers’ case against them, and lay bare the disasters that have resulted. About the Guest James Ostrowski practices trial and appellate law in… Read More
Bashed on Amazon by People Who Haven’t Read Your Book
(From this morning’s Tom Woods Letter; hop on my list and get a copy of Bernie Sanders Is Wrong by clicking here .) This week my friend Brion McClanahan, a faculty member at my Liberty Classroom , shared an experience I can relate to: a bunch of people suddenly… Read More
Ep. 708 Ron Paul on His Hero, His Favorite Books, and More
Ron Paul returned to the show today to answer listener questions, submitted in our private Facebook group . Among other things, I asked him: Are you planning to vote for Gary Johnson? What are your favorite books? What book would you recommend for a curious beginner? How do… Read More