Would you believe me if I told you something called the Wholesome Meat Act didn’t in fact make our meat more wholesome? I mean, it’s called the Wholesome Meat Act! Didn’t I read the name? As usual, there’s more to a benign-sounding bill than meets… Read More
Archives for May 2016
How Do I Get So Much Done? Wait Until You Hear the Answer
“I don’t know how you do it.” That statement, which I get a lot, makes me cringe. I know it’s meant as a compliment, and I do appreciate it. And I get why people say it. After all, I produce all these podcast episodes, I’ve… Read More
Ep. 655 Economist Goes Very Wrong on Business Cycles; We Correct Him
Economist Steve Horwitz recently wrote an article urging Austrians to be not quite so boastful about their business cycle theory. After all, he said, it has serious shortcomings. And we should supplement our view of the Great Depression with the work of Milton Friedman, who… Read More
The Government Shut Down My Neighbor’s Business to Keep Me Safe
I’m not kidding. My neighbor’s business, which we all loved, was shut down. Was she selling heroin? Was she selling explosives? Was she even selling raw milk? No. Chicken salad. Back when I was a resident scholar at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, a… Read More
Ep. 654 How Government Stifles Competition and Helps the Established
The comic-book version of government portrays it as a benign institution innocently fostering the common good In practice, it creates a labyrinth of rent-seeking regulation that often benefits established firms and industries at the expense of upstarts. Connor Boyack and I discuss this phenomenon on… Read More
Ep. 653 The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels: Educating Barbara Boxer
Alex Epstein, author of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels , recently testified before a Senate committee — and as you might guess, sparks flew. About the Guest Alex Epstein is president and founder of the Center for Industrial Progress . Special Offer Envious of people who run virtual businesses from a computer, and can… Read More
Was the Trump Speech All It Was Cracked Up to Be?
I couldn’t help thinking Donald Trump’s foreign-policy speech last week might actually have been halfway decent, based on the screeches from the neocons and the cheers from some noninterventionists. Then I read it, and, well, I’m not so sure. So I did what anyone in… Read More
Ep. 652 That Donald Trump Foreign Policy Speech
Donald Trump’s April 2016 speech before the Center for the National Interest has sparked discussion, controversy, and debate. Was it really a call for an America First foreign policy? Scott Horton walks through it with us. About the Guest Scott Horton is the host of… Read More
The Villain Everyone Loves
Lots of people fit that description, unfortunately. My choice for today is Alexander Hamilton. Tell me someone’s view of Hamilton, and I can (usually) learn a lot about that person. And guess what: Paul Krugman loves him. Here’s why you shouldn’t: In economics, Hamilton favored… Read More
