In this episode I talk to Dave Smith and Bob Murphy on Dave’s podcast Part of the Problem, recorded aboard the Contra Cruise. We hit on lots of topics: what we’d do without state-run “help the needy” programs, where the biggest threat to liberty is… Read More
Archives for October 2017
Ep. 1027 Stefan Molyneux on the Art of the Argument
In the age of social media, the quality of discourse seems to have hit a low point. We find ourselves bombarded with criticisms that (to put it mildly) don’t rise to the level of an argument. I discuss arguments and non-arguments with Stefan Molyneux, author… Read More
Ep. 1026 Insurance: Another Industry Warped by Government
Insurance, as it exists today, is shot through with government subsidies and regulations that make practically everyone worse off. Almost no one besides experts in the field is even aware of the government’s role in making insurance premiums higher and insurance products less able to… Read More
Ep. 1025 Ron Paul on the Revolution at Ten Years
Ron Paul joins me for a look at the ten years since the birth of the Ron Paul Revolution, plus a lot more. Topics include the Deep State, the CIA’s records on the JFK assassination, the question Edward Snowden asked him, and the present state… Read More
Ep. 1024 Larry Sharpe on Politics, Race, the LP, and Winning
Businessman and consultant Larry Sharpe, who’s seeking the governorship of New York on the Libertarian Party ticket, joins me by popular demand to discuss finding the libertarian message, making it appealing, and what the role of the LP can be. Sponsor Skillshare is an online… Read More
Ep. 1023 Labor History: The Real Story
Today’s episode focuses in on three major episodes in American labor history: Haymarket, Homestead, and the Pullman strike. These are generally related with a predictable bias, which this episode challenges. Related Episodes Ep. 1019 Labor Unions: Myths and Facts Ep. 730 Labor Unions Didn’t Bring You This or Any… Read More
Ep. 1022 Myths and Lunacies of Feminism
Karen Straughan joins me to discuss feminism, many feminists’ caricature of men, girls in the Boy Scouts, the enablers of Harvey Weinstein, the left-libertarian Pence/Weinstein comparison, gender-fluid children, and more. Sponsor Get a free trial set (just pay shipping) from Harry’s razors — handle, five-blade… Read More
Ep. 1021 The Nobel Prize and Behavioral Economics: Anything Here for Austrians?
Gene Epstein of Barron’s joins me to discuss Richard Thaler, this year’s recipient of the Nobel Prize in economics, who has helped to popularize “behavioral economics,” and how to deal with situations in which people behave “irrationally” (that is, unlike the way neoclassical economics expects… Read More
Hans Hoppe: Coming of Age With Murray
An excellent speech. Hans has done the right thing by ignoring the pygmies. When the heck did 85% of the libertarian world become boring scolds?
Ep. 1020 Statelessness: Another Case Study
Pete Earle, author of the study A Century of Anarchy, joins me to discuss a little-known case study of statelessness. Sponsor Get a free trial set (just pay shipping) from Harry’s razors — handle, five-blade cartridge, and shave gel — when you sign up at Harrys.com/woods .… Read More