Yesterday Michael and I did a year in review, looking at the United States and the world. Today’s year in review is about the show itself, and highlights from 2017’s hundreds of episodes. As usual, the show will take a break for Christmas. We return… Read More
Archives for December 2017
Ep. 1065 The Winners and Losers of 2017, with Michael Malice
Michael Malice joins me for something of a year in review episode. Who were the big winners — and losers — of 2017? Who was the biggest villain? What was the biggest surprise? Lots of fun. About the Guest Michael Malice is an author and… Read More
Ep. 1064 The Debate Within Bitcoin: Jameson Lopp vs. Roger Ver on Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
Bitcoin Cash, which resulted from a Bitcoin fork, has been championed by its proponents as being more in line with Satoshi Nakamoto’s original vision for the cryptocurrency, and as helping to solve some of the problems that Bitcoin currently faces. Critics aren’t so sure. Jameson… Read More
Ep. 1063 Nat Turner’s Rebellion: Why a Historical Novel Was So Controversial
Gene Epstein returns on the 50th anniversary of William Styron’s historical novel The Confessions of Nat Turner, the slave who led a famous revolt in Virginia. Since Styron was a white southerner who wrote a Nat Turner novel in the first person, you can imagine… Read More
Ep. 1062 Debate: Can the Free Market Provide National Defense?
Economist Bob Murphy (Ph.D., NYU) and podcaster Todd Lewis square off in the central debate of anarcho-capitalism: is government truly necessary for national defense, or could the free market provide this service? Sponsor Skillshare is an online learning community with over 16,000 classes in design,… Read More
Karl Marx Wrote Creepy Poems
(From today’s issue of the Tom Woods Letter. Subscribe for free, and get a free libertarian eBook at the same time, at TomsFreeBooks.com .) That’s an odd topic to write about, but I was reminded of Marx’s poems today by way of contrast with a left-wing… Read More
Ep. 1061 The Search Engine Manipulation Effect: A Psychologist Looks at Google
Dr. Robert Epstein, former editor of Psychology Today, joins me to discuss his research on how various online services, particularly Google and Facebook, can influence the way people think about a great many important things. About the Guest Robert Epstein holds a Ph.D. in psychology from… Read More
Ep. 1060 Cliches of Statism, and How to Answer Them
I talk to Stefan Molyneux about many of the cliches libertarians find themselves having to answer, involving child labor, labor unions, monopolies, the environment, and more. Stefan’s Book The Art of the Argument: Western Civilization’s Last Stand Stefan’s Website FreeDomainRadio.com Stefan’s YouTube Channel Free Domain Radio Stefan’s Twitter @StefanMolyneux Stefan’s Facebook Stefan Molyneux Previous Appearances Ep. 1027 Stefan Molyneux on the Art of… Read More
Ep. 1059 Against the Social Gospel: J. Gresham Machen Against the Liberals
J. Gresham Machen, whom many listeners have urged me to do an episode about, taught at Princeton Theological Seminary for many years and was a significant figure in American Presbyterianism who fought against theological liberalism among Protestants. His political views, interestingly enough, were profoundly libertarian.… Read More
Guess Which Insane Academic Article Excerpt Is Fake
OK, which one of these selections is not really taken from an academic publication? A. “I argue that people’s bodily sensations of sweat – smell, touch and sight – can provide insights to the relations between subjectivity and space. I draw on feminist ideas of… Read More
