Steve Patterson and I discuss the world of ChatGPT and beyond, and what it portends for the human experience. Sponsor The Converso app is the ultimate in messaging privacy: state of the art end-to-end encryption, no storage of messages on the server, no user data.… Read More
Archives for April 2023
Ep. 2323 De-Zombifying Conformist Youth
Aaron Sobczak of the Libertarian Youth Caucus discusses the challenges of getting younger people to think independently rather than adopting the establishment position on pretty much everything. Sponsor Getting clobbered by your competitors? Invisible in the search engines? Your leads at a trickle — or nonexistent?… Read More
Ep. 2322 Was I Wrong About Fiat Money? Gene Epstein Corrects Me
In a previous episode I made a claim about the unique difficulty of saving for retirement under a fiat money system. Gene Epstein emailed to say I was wrong. When he persisted in the argument over lunch in New York City, I decided to go… Read More
Ep. 2321 Kevin Gutzman on Today’s History Profession
Distinguished Jefferson and Madison biographer Kevin Gutzman discusses the sad state of our profession. Sponsor The Converso app is the ultimate in messaging privacy: state of the art end-to-end encryption, no storage of messages on the server, no user data. Get it at www.conversoapp.com . Article… Read More
The Business Model I Recommend
Today I’m in New York City seeing three shows with my youngest daughter, Sarah (age 9). After the second one I suggested we take a pedicab back to the hotel. She’d never ridden in one before. So she said she’d like to. She grinned from… Read More
Ep. 2320 The Egalitarian Trap
Wanjiru Njoya of the law school at the University of Essex warns that the pursuit of “equality” ends in totalitarianism. Sponsors Blinkist lets you read (or listen to) the key lessons and takeaways from thousands of nonfiction books in 15 minutes or less. Get a… Read More
Ep. 2319 Against the Medical Establishment
Sarah Thompson discusses homeopathy as an alternative to the medical establishment with a skeptical but open-minded Tom. Sponsor The Converso app is the ultimate in messaging privacy: state of the art end-to-end encryption, no storage of messages on the server, no user data. Get it… Read More
Ep. 2318 When Race Trumps Merit
The Manhattan Institute’s Heather Mac Donald discusses the society-wide assault on the arts, education, medicine, the legal system, and more, on the alleged basis of racial equity. Sponsor The Converso app is the ultimate in messaging privacy: state of the art end-to-end encryption, no storage… Read More
Ep. 2317 A Libertarian Journalist in a Non-Libertarian Profession Tells His Stories
Veteran journalist Bill Steigerwald, a libertarian who interviewed people across the spectrum — like George McGovern, Robert McNamara, Christopher Hitchens, Newt Gingrich, Pat Buchanan, Ron Paul, and yours truly — talks about being the ideological oddball in his profession. Plus, how to be a good… Read More
Ep. 2316 A Chronicle of the Madness: Recording the Insanity of the Past Three Years
“Follow the Science: Lockdowns Go Viral” is a top-notch documentary series covering the full gamut of the Covid response, in order to help ensure nothing like this ever happens again. It is the record of events we need so that far into the future people… Read More
