Did John C. Calhoun have anything of value to say, or is his entire career too stained by slavery for him to be worth listening to? I discuss Calhoun, Robert Taft, Calvin Coolidge, Grover Cleveland, and more in today’s episode. Book Discussed Conservative Heroes: Fourteen Leaders Who Shaped America, from Jefferson to Reagan , by Garland… Read More
Archives for August 2015
Think Bernie Sanders Is at Least Good on War? Think Again
In this episode of the Ron Paul Liberty Report , we get the true story about Bernie Sanders and foreign policy. If he could be swept away by the transparent propaganda campaign behind the bombing of the Serbs over Kosovo in 1999, he’s obviously unreliable. But there’s much more… Read More
Ep. 478 How a Libertarian Would Teach a Government Course
Suppose you’re a libertarian and you’re asked to prepare a 90-lesson course on government. What would you do? Where would you start? What topics would you cover? How would you present the material? These are the questions I asked myself when I began my Ron… Read More
Ep. 477 Hans Hoppe on How and Why the State Controls Money and Banking
Tom discusses the work of Hans-Hermann Hoppe (who doesn’t really do audio interviews anymore, by the way). Book Discussed The Economics and Ethics of Private Property , by Hans-Hermann Hoppe Book Mentioned The Mystery of Banking , by Murray N. Rothbard Special Offer At Ebates , get cash back at over 1800 popular retailers for doing shopping… Read More
Ep. 476 Where Keynesianism Goes Wrong
Economist Steven Kates says the Keynesian attack on Say’s Law is the truly fundamental error in the Keynesian system. About the Guest Steven Kates is a professor in the School of Economics, Finance, and Marketing at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. Book Discussed Say’s Law and the Keynesian Revolution: How Macroeconomic Theory Lost Its Way , by Steven… Read More
More on Keynes and Say’s Law
Professor Steve Kates, who joined me for episode 476, sent along this additional information to supplement his remarks on the show. Say’s Law is such an obscure topic and while understanding the point is, so far as I can see, the essential ingredient in understanding… Read More
Ep. 475 Iran: The Myth of a Better Deal — Interview with Stephen Walt
There’s been a lot of complaining about the Iran deal among neoconservatives. What is their plausible alternative? Stephen Walt of Harvard University joins us for a realistic look at the deal. About the Guest Stephen Walt is the Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Affairs at… Read More
Ep. 474 The Trump Phenomenon: Lew Rockwell and Tom Discuss
No doubt Donald Trump would be a bad president, as they all are — though his observation that the Iraq war was a disaster, and that while Saddam kept terrorists under control, Iraq is now a haven for terrorism, is better than we hear from… Read More
Homeschooling Parents: You Can Give Your Kids an Outstanding Education Without Running Yourself Ragged
Here’s my video pitch for the Ron Paul Curriculum . It’s not just what this curriculum does for students that matters; it’s what it does for parents, who don’t have to work themselves to exhaustion anymore. Remember: if you plan to join the Ron Paul Curriculum, do so… Read More
Ep. 473 Does the Economy Do Better Under the Democrats, and Has Obama Been Better Than Reagan?
The President’s supporters claim that his jobs record surpasses even Ronald Reagan’s. Is that true? Wait until you hear the real story. And what about that study purporting to show that the economy does better under Democrats than Republicans? Does that mean the free market… Read More
