According to Dr. Robert Epstein, adolescence is an artificial construct of recent vintage, unknown in earlier times or indeed in many parts of the world today. The creation of this category, and the assumptions that inform it (by state and society alike) have harmed young… Read More
Archives for November 2017
Ep. 1049 Harvard Student: Campus Left Distorts True Nature of Communism
Laura Nicolae, a sophomore at Harvard (and whose father fled communist eastern Europe), made some waves recently with an article for the Harvard Crimson about the cavalier way the campus left treats the subject of communism. Sponsor Away carry-ons and suitcases make the perfect gift, with a… Read More
Ep. 1048 A Moral Case for Resisting the Federal Government
I’ve long been associated with the cause of nullification of unconstitutional federal laws, having written a book on it. Here I discuss various arguments — historical, constitutional, and moral — in favor, with special emphasis toward the end on the moral argument. Thanks to the Tenth Amendment Center… Read More
Ep. 1047 Early Anarchists, from Godwin to Spooner — What Did They Believe?
Rothbardian anarcho-capitalists, who make up a substantial proportion of my audience, are often confused by non-libertarian anarchists, who don’t seem like real anarchists to them. These anarchists, in turn, feel the same way about anarcho-capitalists. In this episode, Professor Gerard Casey reviews the thought of… Read More
Cyber Monday: Cheapest Day of the Year to Start a Website
With my various bonuses and free publicity, I’ve helped over 1500 of my listeners start websites and drive free traffic to them. So it would be strange for me not to tell you that today, Cyber Monday, is the day Bluehost offers its lowest hosting… Read More
Yale Students Tried Refuting Me; I Beat Them Down
Earlier this year I got an audience at Yale — Yale! — to vote in favor of the right of state secession, by a margin of 2 to 1. Yes, I had some supporters in the audience. But an organizer said that even correcting for… Read More
Ep. 1046 My Most Important Influence, and Why I Fight for It
In today’s episode I share the remarks I delivered at the Mises Institute ‘s 35th anniversary event in New York City in October 2017. No intra-libertarian drama here; just the hows and whys behind the importance and success of the Mises Institute, a place I truly cherish,… Read More
Ep. 1045 The Key Ingredient in Why We Understand the Economy, and They Don’t
There’s one thing in particular that the Austrian School of economics understands better than do other schools, and it helps to explain why the Austrians in turn better understand how the economy works (and what makes it not work). That thing is capital theory. Boring?… Read More
Ep. 1044 GOP Congressman Denounces Pentagon Budget
John Duncan (R-TN) has served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 30 years, and is the last Republican in Congress to have voted against the war in Iraq. He joins me to review the claim that the military has been “eviscerated” in recent years.… Read More
Ep. 1043 Spontaneous Order or Lord of the Flies? An Inside Look at a School That Puts Students in Charge
A promotional video about this school sparked a heated debate among listeners in my private Facebook group. The video describes the school as having no classrooms, tests, or homework, in which the students direct and evaluate themselves, etc. Is this a natural model for libertarians,… Read More
