The great Scott Horton joins us for a tour of half a dozen countries with an update on the status of the War on Terror in each. Sponsor Simple Habit is a meditation app that takes five minutes of your time, that you can use… Read More
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Ep. 1451 University Pretends to Support Austrian Economics to Get Grant Money, Is Caught Red-Handed
In 2002 the University of Missouri accepted a multimillion dollar bequest whose stipulation was that it hire professors working within the tradition of the Austrian School of economics. It has recently been discovered that of course it did no such thing. Its efforts to cover… Read More
Ep. 1450 The CIA and 1953 Coup in Iran
In 1979, as the Iranian Revolution was under way, Jimmy Carter called the 1953 ouster of Iranian prime minister “ancient history.” But it wasn’t. It poisoned Iranian-American relations through the late 1970s and indeed has continued to do so to this day. Hunt Tooley joins… Read More
Ep. 1449 The Boatload of Real-Life Examples Keynesians Have to Ignore
Keynesians like to pretend that they’re impartial scientists, following the evidence wherever it leads. We, meanwhile, are portrayed as too blinded by ideology to be worth listening to. So today I run through some very challenging episodes for Keynesians to explain, and we see who… Read More
Ep. 1448 How to De-Brainwash Students
The prolific and sorely underrated Connor Boyack, president of the Libertas Institute , is back with still more important work. For years libertarians have wrung their hands about the lack of materials for younger people, particularly in economics. How to convey these important ideas to kids? Connor… Read More
Ep. 1447 The Trouble with Churchill, and Other Revisionist History
This episode covers Anglo-American politics between the world wars, and includes coverage of Winston Churchill, including libertarian and conservative critiques. Source of This Episode LibertyClassroom.com (use LibertyClassroom.com/coupons for discounts) Free Resources! 1) Free guide on how to start your blog or website. Click here to get it. Plus, check out my step-by-step video… Read More
Ep. 1446 The Gory Details of Before and After 2008, and Why Ours Is the Only Explanation
I get into detail about the lead-up to the crisis of 2008, the problems the federal government and the Federal Reserve caused, and why explanations other than the free-market one fail. This episode is drawn from my appearance on the Cash Flow Connections podcast. Sponsor Blinkist lets you… Read More
Ep. 1445 Versailles: The Treaty That Shaped the Twentieth Century
It’s been 100 years since the signing of the Treaty of Versailles at the end of World War I. That treaty had a profound impact — entirely for ill — on the course of the twentieth century. Historian Hunt Tooley joins me to assess the… Read More
Ep. 1444 Scott Horton on 20 Years of Foreign Policy Horrors
The indefatigable Scott Horton, the great libertarian foreign-policy expert, just reached a truly amazing milestone: his five thousandth interview. We look back over 20+ years of Scott’s work — and in so doing, review the course of U.S. foreign policy during these critical years. Sponsor… Read More
Ep. 1443 You Don’t Need to See This List of Bad Cops, Citizen
Carla Gericke, past president of the Free State Project , joins me for an update from New Hampshire and to discuss some important local issues that affect many communities. She has been at the forefront of a campaign against surveillance cameras, as well as securing the release of… Read More
