Judge Andrew Napolitano, senior judicial analyst at the FOX News Channel, joins me to discuss Trump’s most recent Supreme Court nominee as well as the names the Judge would have preferred, plus the Judge’s opinion on the worst decisions in the Court’s history, and much… Read More
Archives for July 2018
Ep. 1197 Socialists and Other Ingrates
I strongly urge you to listen to this episode. These are my opening remarks to this year’s Mises University program at the Mises Institute . I discuss two sets of ungrateful people. The first: socialists. I go into detail about the improvements in the lives of everyone,… Read More
Ep. 1196 A Market Alternative to the FDA
In popular discourse, consumer safety is one of the most frequently cited reasons for government oversight. Neil Thanedar, my guest today, is co-founder and CEO of Labdoor, which can accomplish more than the FDA even claims to be able to, and more efficiently and inexpensively.… Read More
Bernie Just Had His Head Handed to Him
Today’s Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people receive every weekday. Click here to be one of them , and get my free eBook Your Facebook Friends Are Wrong About Health Care at the same time. Bernie Sanders just tweeted: “Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon made about $11,000/hour in compensation last year.… Read More
Ep. 1195 Did Trump Eclipse the Libertarian Moment?
Dan McCarthy, editor of the venerable journal Modern Age , recently suggested in the Spectator that the Trump phenomenon may have taken the air out of the so-called libertarian moment — partly because that moment wasn’t as libertarian as people thought. Plenty to think about here, and… Read More
Ep. 1194 Why There’s No Point in Not Being Radical: Libertarian Strategy with Tim Moen, LP of Canada
Tim Moen, the leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada, is an anarcho-capitalist in the Rothbardian tradition. That gives him an interesting perspective on libertarian politics and strategy, and I ask him some tough questions. A juicy episode! Guest’s Website Libertarian Party of Canada Guest’s Twitter @moen_tim The Contra Cruise!… Read More
Ep. 1193 Insights from 17-Year-Old Unschooling Listener and Budding Historian
Once in a while I feature a listener who’s doing something particularly interesting. My guest today, Noah Tetzner, hosts a popular podcast on the history of the Vikings, and also has the world figured out far better than I ever did at 17. Sponsor Harry’s… Read More
Ep. 1192 A Novel Way to Help the Poor, and Other Libertarian Solutions
The brilliant Murray Sabrin, professor of finance at Ramapo College, is running for U.S. Senate as a Libertarian. We discuss the race, yes, but we cover a great deal else as well: how to help the poor without government involvement, how to understand money (and… Read More
Ep. 1191 The U.S. Constitution: What Your Teacher Left Out
Here’s a wide-ranging conversation full of the kind of info none of us got in school. When did the federal government first go off the rails? Does the Constitution do any good? (You may be surprised at my answer.) What is the role of the… Read More
They Don’t Dare Tell You the Real Meaning of July 4
Independence Day is coming up, and I wonder how many people really get why it matters. In school, we were told this: “No taxation without representation.” Zzzzzzzz. The real principles were more like the following. (1) No legislation without representation. The colonists insisted that they… Read More
