The left-wing thought-control site ThinkProgress has closed its doors, after many years of policing allowable opinion. Because of my interests I’m aware in particular of their absurd treatment of the Tenth Amendment Center — which, unlike ThinkProgress, is alive and kicking. And speaking of kicking,… Read More
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Ep. 1488 Opinions You’re Not Allowed to Hold
I review my refrain about the narrowness of allowable opinion in American (and Western) political discourse: you can argue about the fringes of what the state apparatus should be doing, but no fundamental questions may be raised. Also, at the end of the episode I… Read More
Ep. 1487 The State and the Roots of Collective Violence
David Gornoski has taken what sounds like rather an obscure topic — the mimetic theory of Rene Girard — and showing the liberty movement how it helps us understand the state and collective violence. Sponsor Simple Habit is a meditation app that takes five minutes of your… Read More
Ep. 1486 Want Abundant, Clean Energy? We Need Thorium, Not Wind or Solar
By popular demand, Kirk Sorensen joins me to discuss the energy potential of thorium, which can be tapped safely in overwhelming abundance and which solves every problem that troubles environmentalists. Sponsor You’ll be king of the airport with your Away carry-on, which makes travel such… Read More
Ep. 1485 Dave Smith on the New Dave Chappelle Special
Comedian Dave Chappelle generated enormous controversy with his recent Netflix special “Sticks and Stones.” Fashionable opinion explained to us that we were to reject this special as “racist” and otherwise insensitive. Comedian Dave Smith joins me to sort it all out. Sponsor Skillshare is an… Read More
Ep. 1484 Another Ron Paulian Heads to Congress? Check This Out
Eric Brakey served two terms in the state senate of Maine, and has been a Ron Paul supporter and Tom Woods Show listener for years. He’s currently seeking the GOP nomination for U.S. Congress from Maine’s second district, where he is winning key endorsements and… Read More
BONUS Ep. 1483 Picking the Brain of the World’s Top Affiliate
Gerry Cramer has been repeatedly ranked as the top affiliate on Clickbank, which in turn has been called the top affiliate network in the United States. His students, for that matter, can frequently be found among Clickbank’s top ten affiliates. So you could say the… Read More
Ep. 1482 Eric July on Malcolm X, SJWs and Comics, Metal and Rap, and More
Eric July, the politically incorrect libertarian frontman for the metal band Backwordz, joins me for a freewheeling discussion of music, politics, Malcolm X, the SJW takeover of the world of comics, and much more. Sponsor Simple Habit is a meditation app that takes five minutes… Read More
Ep. 1481 Does Bitcoin Have What It Takes?
Saifedean Ammous recently debated Professor George Selgin at the Soho Forum on the subject of Bitcoin’s suitability to replace existing currencies and challenge central banks. We review that debate in today’s episode, and finish with a discussion of Saifedean’s latest project. Guest’s Book The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking Guest’s Website… Read More
Ep. 1480 Trump, the Federal Reserve, and the Business Cycle
Murray Sabrin, a professor of finance at Ramapo College, discusses the damage caused by the Federal Reserve, as well as the various approaches to business cycles taken by different economic schools of thought, and Trump’s demands for lower interest rates. Book Discussed Why the Federal Reserve Sucks: It Causes Inflation, Recessions, Bubbles, and Enriches the One Percent Free Resources! 1) Free… Read More
