Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London last Thursday. The media and political sources who despise him are doing their best to make his activities sound nefarious and disreputable. But when Assange’s activity is described correctly and precisely, it suddenly… Read More
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Ep. 1384 Andrew Yang and Universal Basic Income
Antony Sammeroff joins me to discuss Andrew Yang’s recent appearance with Ben Shapiro, and how Shapiro might have pushed back a bit more against Yang’s proposal of a universal basic income. Interview Discussed Andrew Yang | The Ben Shapiro Show Sunday Special Ep. 45 Guest’s Website Be Yourself and Love It Guest’s Podcast Scottish Liberty Podcast Guest’s Twitter @scottishlibpod Related Links Medicare For All!!! – Truth And Fiction (Scottish Liberty Podcast) Related… Read More
Ep. 1383 How Phony “Rights” Empower the State, and Other Libertarian Topics
Today’s episode covers a wide array of foundational libertarian topics: positive vs. negative rights, Locke vs. Hobbes, constitutional interpretation, slavery and the U.S. Constitution, subsidiarity, the social contract, and a lot more. It comes from my recent appearance on the Western Canon Podcast . Related Episodes Ep. 969 Where Do… Read More
Ep. 1382 Lew Rockwell on the 2020 Democrats, and Everything Else
All right, not quite everything, but on: Trump, Russiagate, the media, Barry Goldwater, meeting Rothbard, being Mises’ editor, becoming an anarcho-capitalist, and more. Guest’s Political Blog Lew Rockwell’s Political Theatre Selected Books by the Guest Fascism vs. Capitalism Against the State: An Anarcho-Capitalist Manifesto Guest’s Facebook Lew Rockwell Guest’s Twitter @LewRockwell The Contra Cruise! Join Bob and Tom as they set sail for Alaska ,… Read More
Ep. 1381 I’ve Been Wrong About Right and Left
I felt uneasy after my recent episode with Michael Malice on the meaning of political left and right, and now I know why: I’ve been wrong about a major piece of the puzzle. The brilliant Paul Gottfried joins me to walk through the issue: is… Read More
Ep. 1380 Don’t Get Snookered by Phony Constitutional Originalists
Mark Pulliam returns to the show to discuss the problem of faux originalism in constitutional interpretation, emanating these days from certain libertarian and conservative think tanks. It’s easy to be fooled by these arguments. What these arguments promote in the long run is not liberty… Read More
Ep. 1379 Andy Ngo on Hate Crime Hoaxes and Dissident Journalism
Andy Ngo of Quillette.com joins me to discuss recent hate crime hoaxes, particularly in left-liberal Portland, as well as dissident journalism in general and his own philosophical evolution after observing the progressive left up close again and again. Related Article “ Inside the Suspicious Rise of Gay Hate Crimes in Portland ,” by Andy Ngo Guest’s… Read More
Ep. 1378 What Is Socialism, Anyway? Pinning Down a Slippery Term
The word “socialism” is thrown around constantly these days, usually in favorable contexts. But what in fact is socialism? Hitler wasn’t a socialist, socialists insist, who then turn around and say Sweden is socialist, even though no true socialist thinks so. Can we pause a… Read More
Ep. 1377 Dissident Voices Suppressed Online? Technology to the Rescue
The news continues to be grim about purges on major social media platforms, but Andrew Torba, creator of Gab, has just released Dissenter, a browser extension that adds an independent comments section to any website. We discuss this, and the future of social media, including… Read More
Ep. 1376 The Fed’s Lies: A Fun-Filled Review
During the critical year of 2007, between the end of the housing bubble and the onset of the financial crisis, major officials of the Federal Reserve made claims that appear to have been designed more to prop up confidence in a shaky system than to… Read More