People have asked me to discuss this issue, which I’ve written a book about, so I decided to make it into a bonus episode. (This episode is my appearance on Roger McCaffrey’s Catholic Book Radio podcast.) Ever since the “liturgical reform” of 1969-70, which yielded… Read More
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Ep. 1007 Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Liberty
Gerard Casey is the author of what the brilliant David Gordon is calling the best history of political thought he’s ever read. We discuss several of his early chapters, on the sophists, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, and what libertarians ought to cheer — or deplore… Read More
Ep. 1006 Saying Bad Words Is Worse Than Warmongering, With Guest Dave Smith
Dave Smith, the libertarian comedian whose new comedy special Libertas is the number one comedy album on iTunes, joins me for a lively discussion of Trump, foreign policy, Milo, libertarianism, and a lot more. About the Guest Dave Smith is a stand-up comedian and host… Read More
Ep. 1005 Are We Richer and Better Off Than We Think?
Is it really true that the American standard of living is falling, and that our children will be worse off than we are? Martin Feldstein challenged this view in the Wall Street Journal. Jeff Herbener joins me to discuss it. About the Guest Jeffrey M. Herbener… Read More
Ep. 1004 Side Hustle: From Idea to Income in 27 Days — Conversation with NYT Bestselling Author Chris Guillebeau
Chris Guillebeau, the New York Times bestselling author of The $100 Startup , returns for his third appearance on the show to discuss how to build up a “side hustle” as an additional income stream. His new book, Side Hustle , walks you through a series of exercises to identify, test, and… Read More
Ep. 1003 Alexander Hamilton and the Awful Judges Who Carried on His Legacy
We’re taught that Alexander Hamilton is one of the indispensable men in the American story. In his new book — released just today — How Alexander Hamilton Screwed Up America, historian Brion McClanahan takes on this historical icon. In today’s discussion we focus in particular… Read More
BONUS Ep. 1002 Michael Cheney: Picking the Brain of One of the World’s Most Successful Affiliate Marketers
Michael Cheney is one of the most successful and sought-after affiliate marketers in the world. (That means he earns commissions selling other people’s products online.) He’s also the guy I’ve learned more from as an affiliate marketer myself than anyone else. We discuss his successes… Read More
Ep. 1001 Rothbard on Strategy: Need We Abandon Principle to Be Successful?
One group of libertarians accuses a second group of being sellouts. The second group accuses the first group of being purists who make any progress toward the free society possible. Murray N. Rothbard, known in his day as Mr. Libertarian, had something to say about… Read More
Ep. 999 “Limited Government” Isn’t Good Enough
Gerard Casey, professor emeritus of philosophy at University College, Dublin, discusses society without the state. Book Discussed Libertarian Anarchy: Against the State Related Episodes Ep. 939 Do We Need the State for Defense? (Bob Murphy) Ep. 938 Law Without the State? (Bob Murphy) Ep. 878 Anarchism in Ireland: The History Nobody Knows (Kevin Flanagan) Ep. 507 Anarcho-Capitalism or… Read More
Ep. 998 Against the Haters: The Brilliance of Hans-Hermann Hoppe
Hans-Hermann Hoppe is one of the most significant libertarian thinkers in the world today. Murray Rothbard could not say enough about his brilliance. Unfortunately, his detractors (and even many of his supporters) have never actually read him. So Stephan Kinsella and I devoted this episode… Read More
