Paul Gottfried, longtime veteran of the American Right and foe of the yawn-inducing “conservative movement,” discusses the significance of what has become known as the “alt right.” About the Guest Paul Gottfried is professor emeritus of humanities at Elizabethtown College and a Guggenheim recipient. Selected… Read More
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Ep. 861 The Anti-Imperialist League and the Struggle Against Empire
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, an ideologically diverse group of people joined together to fight against the drift of the United States into imperialism, particularly in the repression of the independence movement in the Philippines. It’s a great story, which most Americans know… Read More
Ep. 860 Skeptics of Capitalism, and How to Persuade Them
Today I talk to libertarian writer Antony Sammeroff of the Scottish Liberty Podcast, who recently gave a talk against the “basic income guarantee” idea to a crowd that liked the idea, and at the end was cheered. So we discuss capitalism, persuading opponents, and more.… Read More
Ep. 859 The Bureaucrat Kings: The Origins and Underpinnings of America’s Bureaucratic State
How did federal agencies become unaccountable fiefdoms? The story goes back over 100 years, and I discuss it with the author of a brand new study of this most unfortunate development. About the Guest Paul Moreno is the William and Berniece Grewcock Chair in Constitutional… Read More
Ep. 858 How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World
Basing myself on the Harry Browne book of the same name, I discuss how in my own life I’ve found freedom: from neoconservatism, from academia, and from povertarianism. Fun! Host of This Event Mises Institute Links Mentioned RonPaulHomeschool.com LibertyClassroom.com TomWoods.com/publicity (free publicity for your blog if you use my link)… Read More
Ep. 857 Trump and the Deep State
We hear a lot about the opposition of the “deep state” to Trump, and that there’s an effort at work to undermine him from within. What is the deep state, and is there anything to this? About the Guest Phil Giraldi is a former counter-terrorism… Read More
Ep. 856 The Thomas Jefferson Nobody Knows
Kevin Gutzman returns to explain where historians have gone wrong on Jefferson, why Jefferson was no conservative, the ups and downs of his presidency, and more. About the Guest James Madison biographer Kevin Gutzman is a professor of history and chairman of the department of… Read More
Ep. 855 Student Disagrees with Me: Libertarians Should Speak Out in Class
I favor speaking up in all kinds of situations, but a college classroom isn’t a good one, in my opinion. The other kids don’t care what you have to say and resent you for speaking, and the professor can make your life miserable. Marcelo Guadiana,… Read More
Ep. 854 Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire
The debates and policies that gave rise to American empire occurred at the very end of the nineteenth century, in conflicts that found Theodore Roosevelt and Mark Twain at odds. Author Stephen Kinzer joins me to discuss the transformation of America away from nonintervention and… Read More
Ep. 853 A Crummy Ranking of the Crummy Presidents
C-SPAN recently posted the results of a survey of presidential historians, where they were asked to rank the presidents. Good grief, folks. I discuss some of the results. Presidential Survey Discussed C-SPAN Presidential Historians Survey Free Course Mentioned The Presidents: 10 Worst and 10 Best Books Mentioned 33 Questions About American History You’re Not Supposed to Ask The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History Real Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion Presidential Quiz Mentioned Presidents Quiz, by Clyde Wilson Article Mentioned Ralph Raico on Harry Truman Resource Page Mentioned Why World War II Did Not Lift the U.S. Out of the Depression Episode… Read More