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Archives for August 2019
Ep. 1472 How We Flourish Without a Central Planner
Julie Borowski, the popular libertarian content creator, has just released a children’s book called Nobody Knows How to Make a Pizza, in which she illustrates how, without a central planner, amazing feats of production that could be carried out (or even fully understood) by no… Read More
Ep. 1471 How to Conquer Self-Destructive Behavior
Today I am joined by two libertarians: Dr. Michael Edelstein and Dr. David Ramsay Steele. Together they wrote Three Minute Therapy: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life, which applies an easily replicated technique to conquering all sorts of undesirable conditions and behaviors: depression, excessive drinking,… Read More
Ep. 1470 Vince Vaughn on Hollywood, Libertarianism, and American Politics
Vince Vaughn has scores of Hollywood films to his credit — from The Lost World: Jurassic Park to Hacksaw Ridge and many in between — and has been a Ron Paul supporter since the 2008 presidential campaign. He and Tom discuss Hollywood, libertarianism, and American… Read More
Ep. 1469 Scott Horton on Iran, Syria, and His Critics
Not long ago the great libertarian foreign policy expert Scott Horton joined me for a full week’s worth of episodes. We got some great feedback and a little criticism, so Scott and I decided that replying to critics makes for great episodes, too. So we’re… Read More
Ep. 1468 Spooner vs. Locke: Can Governments Rest on “Consent”?
John Locke tries to rest the legitimacy of government on the consent of the people. But can they really give consent? Locke himself admitted that unanimous consent was impossible, but thought the state could be legitimized anyway. Lysander Spooner thought otherwise: if we as individuals… Read More
Ep. 1467 The Evils of the Russian Revolution
We conclude Brion McClanahan Week with a discussion of a historical topic that fascinates us both: the Russian Revolution. We then clear up some loose ends and bring this week of history to a close. Sponsor Simple Habit is a meditation app that takes five… Read More
Ep. 1466 Think Locally, Act Locally
Brion McClanahan’s podcast tagline is “think locally, act locally.” We take a deep dive into what this means, including the federalist/decentralist tradition in America, plus: what about issues that seem to require cooperation beyond the local level? Sponsor At PolicyGenius.com , you can get quotes and… Read More
Ep. 1465 Is There Anything Valuable in the Southern Tradition?
Well, here’s the question nobody is allowed to ask, since even to ask it is to invite anti-intellectual, third-grade-level responses. But presumably a region that generated Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, James Madison, George Mason, James Monroe, Edgar Allen Poe, Mark Twain, William Faulkner, and Walker… Read More
Ep. 1464 The Obscure Presidents, Good and Bad
Brion McClanahan Week continues with a look at U.S. presidents we barely hear about (and who tend, naturally, to be the better ones) and how we should evaluate them. Sponsor You’ll be king of the airport with your Away carry-on, which makes travel such a… Read More
