Patreon is a platform that a lot of content creators use to raise money from appreciative fans who want to support them. But Patreon has joined the purge bandwagon, too. What alternative do people have? It turns out that cryptocurrency, and a brand new platform,… Read More
Ep. 1304 How I Got into Harvard
Stephan Kinsella, the libertarian theorist and author of Against Intellectual Property, asked me the other day about my college admission experience. We are each the parent of a tenth grader, so the topic of college comes up in our households. I didn’t think I had much interesting… Read More
Ep. 1303 The Rise of Victimhood Culture
Jason Manning, a professor of sociology at West Virginia University, has accomplished a feat I could never have matched: he’s co-authored a scholarly and dispassionate overview of what he calls “victimhood culture,” particularly as manifested on college campuses. He traces the origins of the phenomenon… Read More
I’m Hiring — Again
UPDATE: The position has been filled. I received so many inquiries from extremely enthusiastic and qualified people that I’m almost heartbroken to have to announce that the position is filled, but it is. I’ve filled the tech position I mentioned a day or so ago,… Read More
Ep. 1302 Michael Malice on the Continuing Social Media Purges
The social media purge continues: Sargon of Akkad was just removed from Patreon despite not being an extremist by any definition. Today Michael Malice and I discuss the ongoing case of Gavin McInnes, who was just banned from YouTube after having been removed from other platforms. (His Proud… Read More
I’m Hiring (Part Time)
I’m in need of a web person to manage a variety of websites and tasks, which requires knowledge in HTML, CSS, JS, PHP, and MySQL. Experience with WordPress is strongly preferred.I would need 30 hours of your time per month to do routine work as well… Read More
Ep. 1301 Transgender Ideologues Try to Silence Feminist
Feminist author Meghan Murphy, who had a large following on Twitter, was recently removed from that platform because of what appear to be fairly innocuous Tweets related to transgenderism, and even lost a book contract as well. The incident highlighted divisions among feminists regarding transgender… Read More
Ep. 1300 Trump Report Card, Public Speaking Tips, and More
In this episode I talk a bit about Trump, then about the cause of the boom-bust cycle, then entrepreneurship, and then public speaking. Quite a potpourri — and a darn good one, if I may say so. This episode is drawn from my recent appearance… Read More
Ep. 1299 Reagan Admin’s David Stockman on George H.W. Bush, Trump’s Prospects, and the Fed
David Stockman, who served as director of the Office of Management and Budget under Ronald Reagan, shares reflections and anecdotes about the late George H.W. Bush. We then discuss how the Fed, rather than trade deals, has been harming America. (And also: why I won… Read More
Ep. 1298 George H.W. Bush: His Presidency Assessed
With the passing of former president George H.W. Bush, we’ve heard much talk of his having been an underrated president. Daniel McCarthy joins me to offer his assessment. Sponsor No more ill-fitting suits off the $99 clearance rack. Get a beautiful custom suit from IndoChino for just… Read More
