Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne manages to get pretty much every aspect of American economic history wrong as he lectures us on the wickedness of laissez-faire. Peter Klein joins me for the smash. Article Discussed “ We don’t usually put ‘moral’ and ‘economics’ in the same sentence. It’s time we started .,” by E.J. Dionne Jr. Related Article “ Sustainability, Stakeholder Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility, ”… Read More
Ep. 1434 Taxation Isn’t Theft or Slavery?
That’s what Current Affairs editor Nathan J. Robinson says. How well do his arguments hold up? I scrutinize them in this solo episode. Article Discussed “ Why Taxation is Neither Theft Nor Slavery ,” by Nathan J. Robinson Article Mentioned “ Libertarian Anarchism: Responses to Ten Objections ,” by Roderick T. Long Episodes Mentioned Ep. 1370 The Fake Social Contract Ep. 1347… Read More
Ep. 1433 Was the Ron Paul Campaign Secretly Backed by the Russians?
The chairman of the Libertarian National Committee recently linked to what has to be one of the most preposterous articles I have ever read, alleging Russian involvement in the Ron Paul 2008 presidential campaign. The Ron Paul Institute, for its part, has been accused of… Read More
Ep. 1432 Finally, a Brilliant Pro-Market Business Ethics Book
Gary Chartier has written an excellent book on business ethics that situates one’s life in the market within an overall framework of human flourishing. He covers a variety of controversial topics with great skill, and in such a way as to be most persuasive to… Read More
Ep. 1431 The Mises Caucus and the Tenth Amendment Center, Teaming Up Against the Bad Guys
Two great Michaels join me today: Michael Boldin, founder and executive director of the Tenth Amendment Center, and Michael Heise, founder of the Mises Caucus of the Libertarian Party. We get updates from both Michaels, I ask them what it’s like to engage in this… Read More
Ep. 1430 Now This Is a Libertarian Historian, Digging Out Unknown Truths
The great Murray Rothbard, known as Mr. Libertarian, was first and foremost an economist, but he brought his characteristic iconoclasm also to the study of history, where he tore through old orthodoxies and regime propaganda to get to the real story of the American past.… Read More
Ep. 1429 Scott Horton on the Police, the Military, and Other State Institutions People Make Excuses For
Scott and I discuss the life and work of the heroic William Norman Grigg, who covered stories that would otherwise have remained in obscurity, generally pertaining to various ways — largely but not exclusively involving the police — the state ruined people’s lives. Book Discussed… Read More
Ep. 1428 From Progressive to Libertarian: A Personal Testimony
Carey Wedler has been producing libertarian content online for years, but as she first became politically aware, she was a progressive. I love stories like these, so we discuss the various insights she had that led her down our path. Sponsor MVMT has hundreds of premium,… Read More
Ep. 1427 Are Men the Oppressors and Women the Oppressed?
The heroic Karen Straughan returns to the show to throw cold water on the cartoonish images of an oppressive patriarchy, toxic masculinity, and the usual kit and kaboodle, and finds that feminists, far from advancing equality, can consistently be relied upon to push double standards.… Read More
Ep. 1426 Can You Be Christian and Libertarian?
Jacqueline Isaacs, a contributor to the book Called to Freedom: Why You Can Be a Christian and Libertarian, joins me to discuss whether these two systems are compatible. Sponsor Skillshare is an online learning community with over 27,000 classes in design, business, technology, and more.… Read More
