The Dakota Access Pipeline has elicited much protest and controversy. What are the rights and wrongs of the matter? Whose property is involved? Rob Port joins me to find some answers. About the Guest Rob Port is the founder and editor of the Say Anything Blog . Guest’s… Read More
Archives for November 2016
The Left Discovers Secession, and It Can’t Even Get That Right
It’s like these people exist for the sole purpose of making me smack myself in the head. We all heard about their sudden interest in secession following the Trump victory. A movement called Yes California wants that state to withdraw from the Union. All of… Read More
Ep. 792 Old Left, New Left, Frankfurt School, and Today
The left’s goals and strategies have changed over the years. Nikos Sotirakopoulos helps us make sense of all these terms — New Left, Old Left, etc. — and discusses the shift in emphasis from economics to culture. About the Guest Nikos Sotirakopoulos is a lecturer… Read More
Leftists Praise Dictators (Castro Edition), Fear Trump
With the death of Fidel Castro, we mark a century of leftist defenses of brutal dictators. Following the Bolshevik Revolution and the rise to power of the bloodthirsty V.I. Lenin, Western leftists couldn’t say enough about the wonderful new society being born in Russia. “I… Read More
Delicious Leftist Hysteria About Incoming Education Secretary
Man, the left sure hates Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education. Although I haven’t researched her background in detail, she seems like a mixed bag to me. She favors homeschooling, which is great, but she’s also for “school choice” by means of… Read More
Ep. 791 War Is a Racket: The Life and Thought of Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler
CJ Killmer, host of the Dangerous History Podcast and popularly known as Prof. CJ, joins me to discuss the antiwar views of the fascinating Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler, author of War Is a Racket. Black Friday Is Here Clock is ticking on the best deal… Read More
Ep. 790 The Evils of Dodd-Frank
Peter Wallison joins me to discuss the horrifying face of financial reform, and why it should be completely repealed. About the Guest Peter J. Wallison is the Arthur F. Burns Fellow in Financial Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute. Black Friday Is Here Clock… Read More
Guess Who Suddenly Cares About the Debt Again
I hope you’re sitting down. Paul Krugman is suddenly concerned about the deficit and the national debt again. For years he’s been calling us “deficit scolds” for wanting to cut spending. He’s gone so far as to say that the efficiency of stimulus spending doesn’t… Read More
Ep. 789 Whether the Left Can Be Reached, and How Libertarians Should Proceed
Jason Stapleton and I review a recent article of mine on how easy — or difficult — it will be to use the election of Donald Trump as an opportunity to persuade leftists that they should favor smaller government. Source of This Interview The Jason Stapleton Program Article Discussed… Read More
Ep. 788 More Perverse Consequences of Regulation: Automobile Edition
The great Eric Peters, who runs EricPetersAutos.com, joins me to discuss the perverse results of automobile regulation, how a Trump administration might affect the car market in the US, and standouts for the 2017 model year. About the Guest Eric Peters is the libertarian authority… Read More
