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BONUS Ep. 760 Mastering Email: The Quickest Way to Get an Advantage Over Your Competitors
Capitalism is all about buying and selling, and if you want to sell online, you have to know how to use email the right way. If you master email marketing, you’ll have a huge advantage over your competitors – most of whom, frankly, will be… Read More
Ep. 759 The Paleos: When Rothbard Rejoined the Right in the 1990s
In the 1990s, Murray Rothbard thought an opportune moment had arisen to reach out again to the American right wing. With the Cold War over, a number of interesting and impressive conservative thinkers were concluding that it was time to stop the global interventionism and… Read More
Ep. 758 Where Bernie Went Wrong
Senator Bernie Sanders attracted plenty of attention this election cycle, but while his complaints weren’t always without merit, his proposed solutions would only have added fuel to the fire. Hunter Lewis, author of the new book Where Bernie Went Wrong , joins me to take a closer look at… Read More
Ep. 757 DEBATE: Is Fractional Reserve Banking Economically Benign?
When I recently ( episode 745 ) spoke to Professor Jeffrey Herbener about the economic effects of fractional-reserve banking, I recalled that John Tamny and I had had a disagreement on the subject. So for this episode I’ve invited both of these gentlemen for a formal debate… Read More
Ep. 756 Was Margaret Thatcher a Libertarian Hero?
Conservatives and many libertarians look back fondly on British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, whom they remember for taking on trade unions and the left, and advocating free-market economic policy. Is this an accurate picture of the former British leader? Sean Gabb joins me for an… Read More
Ep. 755 Is Singapore a Good Destination for Libertarians?
I get asked a lot about places where libertarians might move were things to go really sour in the United States. I myself plan to stick it out come what may, but it’s a good question all the same. One place sometimes cited in this… Read More
Ep. 754 How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything
Rosa Brooks, an expert on international law and national security law, discusses how the War on Terror has confused and conflated war and peace, thereby blurring legal principles and categories developed over the course of Western civilization. About the Guest Rosa Brooks is a tenured… Read More
Ep. 753 The Bad News They Leave Out, and the Good News They Leave Out
Neither Donald Trump nor Hillary Clinton can or will explain precisely what the Fed has done to the economy since the turn of the century, but it’s crucial that we understand it. Meanwhile, although we hear nothing but warnings and gloom about employment in the… Read More
Ep. 752 Lew Rockwell and Tom Take Apart the Vice Presidential Debate
Senator Tim Kaine and Governor Mike Pence squared off in the only vice presidential debate of this campaign season last night, and Lew and I evaluate the wreckage. About the Guest Lew Rockwell is publisher of LewRockwell.com , and founder and chairman of the Mises Institute . Guest’s… Read More