Ana Martin, aka The Libertarian Homeschooler, joins Tom. Check out The Libertarian Homeschooler’s Facebook page .
Archives for November 2014
Ep. 130 The Fallacies of ‘Public Goods’
Jeff Herbener, department chairman of economics at Grove City College and a faculty member at Tom’s Liberty Classroom , discusses the problems with standard “public goods” analysis. Check out Jeff’s article archive at Mises.org .
Ep. 129 Righting Rawls
Gary Chartier, author of Radicalizing Rawls: Global Justice and the Foundations of International Law , makes an argument for private-property anarchism, and explains about how the project of John Rawls — among the most important political philosophers of the 20th century — can be made market-friendly. Follow him on Twitter and at his blog… Read More
Ep. 128 David Stockman on Keynes and the GOP
What good is the GOP if its economics is semi-Keynesian? David Stockman, former director of the Office of Management and Budget under Ronald Reagan joins Tom to discuss that and other topics. Check out David’s new blog, David Stockman’s Contra Corner , and read his indispensable book, The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America… Read More
Ep. 127 Against Fuzzy Thinking
Stephan Kinsella joins Tom for an overview of libertarian ideas, clearing up common confusions.
Ep. 126 Stop Protesting Sweatshops
Ben Powell, author of Out of Poverty: Sweatshops in the Global Economy , talks myth and fact about sweatshops.
Ep. 125 Private Governance
Are there non-governmental solutions to common problems? Edward Stringham, author of the forthcoming Private Governance (Oxford University Press), joins Tom.
Ep. 124 Live Free
Amanda Billyrock talks cryptocurrency, the Free State Project, social media, women in libertarianism, and standing up to the cops.
Ep. 123 Climate Change and Liberty
Is climate change real? If so, how would libertarians handle it? Plus, why slavery can’t long exist on a free market. Bob Murphy joins Tom.
Ep. 122 What Happened to Our Food?
Joel Salatin joins Tom to talk about food, nature, and the state. Check out his books, which include Folks, This Ain’t Normal: A Farmer’s Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World and Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front .