Fresh off his Soho Forum debate victory (as measured by Oxford-style rules) against Jacobin magazine editor Bhaskar Sunkara, Gene Epstein joins me for a review of the event and the arguments that gave his opponent so much difficulty. Sponsor Skillshare is an online learning community with over… Read More
Archives for October 2018
Ep. 1271 Are Democrats and Left-Liberals Smarter Than You?
Why, the reason so many college professors have identical thoughts and hold the same political positions is that they are very smart and all these thoughts and positions are just the logical outcomes of sound thinking. Or that’s how left-liberals interpret the situation. I, on… Read More
Ep. 1270 The Major Arguments for Money the State Can’t Control
Here’s where we libertarians are most often ridiculed — why, the monetary system we favor is for cranks, they say, and what’s more, it’s already been tried! Uh huh. In this episode I make the case for money the state can’t control. Free eBook Mentioned… Read More
Ep. 1269 Ten Years Later, People Still Blame Deregulation
Ten years after the financial crisis, the standard story still dominates: “deregulation” caused it. This is not even slightly true. It’s urgent that we get this right, and not let the Fed’s apologists (and the simply lazy) get away with this comic-book answer that encourages… Read More
Ep. 1268 Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and the Making of Modern Economics
Mark Skousen joins me to discuss highlights and lowlights of the history of economic thought, and what we can learn from both. About the Guest Mark Skousen is an economist, investment analyst, newsletter editor, college professor, and author. Sponsor No more ill-fitting suits off the… Read More
Ep. 1267 The Facebook Purge Continues
The Facebook purges continue, with recent victims including the Free Thought Project (3.1 million likes), Police the Police (1.9 million likes), and V is for Voluntary (165,000 likes). I speak to the folks behind these three pages today. Sponsor Away carry-ons and suitcases make the… Read More
Ep. 1266 How Government Makes the Poor Worse Off, Example #43,662
Ep. 1265 What I Told the Libertarian Party of Florida
Last week I spoke to a small gathering in Orlando of members of the Libertarian Party of Florida. Alex Merced, vice chair of the national party, spoke before me and introduced me. He spoke about his journey to libertarianism. I in turn asked what it… Read More
Ep. 1264 Going to College? Everyone Congratulates You. Not? You’re Probably a Loser
Note the difference in reaction between telling someone you’re going to college (congratulations and warm wishes) and telling someone you’re taking a different path (skeptical line of questioning). T.K. Coleman joins me to smack down the typical line of questioning. About the Guest T.K. Coleman… Read More
Ep. 1263 Reason’s Matt Welch on Libertarianism, Foreign Policy, Journalism, and Michael Malice
Matt Welch, editor-at-large of Reason magazine, joins me to discuss his background, how his views evolved, the state of the Libertarian Party, his experiences in eastern Europe, and a lot more. Sponsor Harry’s razors, the official razors of the Tom Woods Show, know you’ll love their blades,… Read More