The State of Jefferson movement wants to create the 51st state out of northern California, citing total domination of state politics by southern California. We discuss the idea and its progress. About the Guest Mark Baird is one of the leading proponents of the State… Read More
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Ep. 804 Revisiting the Depression You’ve Never Heard Of
For a long time, nobody wanted to discuss the Depression of 1920-21, since it reversed itself without fiscal or monetary stimulus. But after a few other scholars and I started making hay with this example, Keynesian critics crawled out of the woodwork. My guest today… Read More
Ep. 803 Peter Schiff on Trump, the Trade Deficit, the Fed, and More
Peter Schiff joins me today to take listener questions. We discuss his impressions of Trump, why he thinks the trade deficit matters, where people should put their money, and a lot more. About the Guest Peter Schiff is CEO and Chief Global Strategist at Euro… Read More
Ep. 802 Way Beyond the Roads: Libertarian Solutions for Other Parts of the Built Environment
The hosts of the Anarchitecture podcast join me to discuss the differences between libertarian and conventional statist solutions to everything from roads to city planning and garbage collection. Sponsor Harry’s offers holiday gift sets for that shaver in your life — I bought one for… Read More
Ep. 801 Making Poor Countries Rich: Austrian School Insights
G.P. Manish discusses what the Austrian School of economics can contribute to the debate over what the developing world should do to become wealthy. We also discuss India’s recent demonetization of its 500 and 1000-rupee notes. About the Guest G.P. Manish is a professor of… Read More
Ep. 800 Albert Jay Nock Said the One Person in the World You Can Improve Is Yourself: or, Here’s What anti-PC Professor Jordan Peterson Does When Thought Controllers Aren’t Harassing Him
On a previous episode I spoke to Jordan Peterson, a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, about what he endured after refusing to use strange new pronouns to accommodate new “gender identities.” So I thought: why not discuss the guy’s actual work, rather… Read More
Ep. 799 Trump’s Carrier Policy: How Should Libertarians React?
How should libertarians respond to Donald Trump’s deal with Carrier to help it keep jobs in the United States? About the Guest Robert P. Murphy, who holds a Ph.D. in economics from New York University, is a Research Assistant Professor with the Free Market Institute at… Read More
Ep. 798 How the Disasters of Venezuelan Socialism Have Been a Boon for Bitcoin
The perverse outcomes of Venezuelan socialism have had an interesting and perhaps unexpected side effect: they’ve given a shot in the arm to Bitcoin, the nonstate currency and payment system. Jim Epstein tells us the surprising story. About the Guest Jim Epstein has been a… Read More
Ep. 797 The Real Fidel Castro, Not the Cutesy One Who Made Everyone Literate
The version of Fidel Castro’s life we get from Hollywood and the media is cartoonish and laughable. Here’s the real story of Cuba and Castro, with every progressive talking point answered. About the Guest Humberto Fontova is the author of Fidel: Hollywood’s Favorite Tyrant , The Longest Romance: The Mainstream Media and Fidel Castro , and Exposing the Real Che Guevara, and the Useful Idiots Who Idolize Him . Sponsor… Read More
Ep. 796 Secession Is for Morons, Says Ben Stein
Actor and presidential speechwriter Ben Stein thinks secession talk is “silly,” and then proceeds to repeat the usual non-arguments against it. I’m by myself in this episode, responding to what Ben had to say. Article Discussed “ Secession Is for Morons ,” by Ben Stein Books Mentioned For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War , by James… Read More
