Robert Zubrin, founder and president of the Mars Society , replies to objections to the human settlement of Mars. About the Guest Robert Zubrin, founder and president of the Mars Society and author of many books, holds a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from the University of Washington. Special Offer Learn… Read More
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Ep. 711 Julie Borowski on Handling Critics, Persuading Skeptics, and Freelancing
Julie Borowski is closing in on 200,000 Facebook likes, thanks to her consistent output and quality content. She’s learned a lot along the way about spreading the message, about weak points in the message, and about having a thick skin. About the Guest Julie Borowski… Read More
Ep. 710 Zuckerberg Strikes Again: Liberty Memes Punished for Straightforward anti-Hillary Meme
Liberty Memes is a wildly successful Facebook page that encapsulates libertarian ideas in provocative graphics. They recently ran afoul of the Facebook police for a meme about Hillary that’s so far within the normal boundaries of American political commentary you’ll hardly believe it. We discuss… Read More
Ep. 709 Obama, Hillary, and the Disasters in Libya and Syria
The consequences of the US government’s interventions in Libya and Syria have been pretty grim. Jim and Michael Ostrowski make a methodical lawyers’ case against them, and lay bare the disasters that have resulted. About the Guest James Ostrowski practices trial and appellate law in… Read More
Ep. 708 Ron Paul on His Hero, His Favorite Books, and More
Ron Paul returned to the show today to answer listener questions, submitted in our private Facebook group . Among other things, I asked him: Are you planning to vote for Gary Johnson? What are your favorite books? What book would you recommend for a curious beginner? How do… Read More
Ep. 707 How the Warfare State Deforms the Economy
There are all kinds of ways militarism and even the preparation for war can deform the economy, and many of these are easy to miss. I go through a bunch of them in this talk delivered at the 2016 Mises University program, hosted by the… Read More
Ep. 706 Hillbilly Elegy: Self-Destructive Ideas and Behaviors Among the White Working Poor
J.D. Vance offers a compelling, firsthand account of life among the white working poor, and in particular among a family with roots in the Appalachia region of northern Kentucky. It’s easy to devise economic explanations for this group’s stagnation and retrogression, but a deeply ingrained… Read More
Ep. 705 What’s Right with Freedom, and What’s Wrong with the Candidates
It’s pretty thin gruel, to put it mildly, for freedom lovers in 2016, so I spent the opening talk at this year’s Mises University program (hosted by the Mises Institute ) contrasting the free society with what Trump and Clinton have to offer. Zingy stuff. Special Offer… Read More
Ep. 704 Adam Smith, Not the Founder of Economic Science
Adam Smith is consistently held up as the great founder of economics and herald of capitalism. Murray Rothbard energetically disputed this characterization. Others, in turn, have criticized Rothbard’s criticism. So what are we to think? About the Guest Gene Epstein is economics and book review… Read More
Ep. 703 Social Justice Warriors: Who They Are, and How to Deal With Them
What exactly is the ideology of the “Social Justice Warrior”? What do you do when you’re targeted by one, whether at work or in general? Vox Day — popular blogger, author, SJW slayer, and polymath — joins me for background and strategy. Special Offer Learn… Read More