This week David Stockman, director of the Office of Management and Budget under Ronald Reagan, made some comments about the problems with what he called Donald Trump’s “statism,” and with Federal Reserve policy. He was immediately barraged with criticism from Trump supporters who thought he… Read More
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Ep. 1294 Should the Authorities Have Killed This Man? New Ballad Tells His Story
Jordan Page, musician of the Ron Paul Revolution, just released “The Ballad of Lavoy Finicum,” about a man who was shot and killed by Oregon state troopers in 2016 (Jordan tells the story). We also take a few moments to discuss Jordan’s appearance at the… Read More
Ep. 1293 Scott Adams on Trump and Persuasion
Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert, joins me to discuss the Trump phenomenon and what people missed about it (and therefore why they didn’t see his victory coming), plus democracy, persuasion, debating, Hillary Clinton, and plenty more. Sponsor Away carry-ons and suitcases make the perfect gift,… Read More
Ep. 1292 The Heroic No-Frills Private School, and Its Enemies
James Tooley has both chronicled and contributed to the extraordinary phenomenon, unknown to almost everyone, of low-cost private schools in the developing world. He’s now bringing this model to England itself, his home country, and he’s already got people talking. Of course, the usual suspects… Read More
Ep. 1291 The War That Destroyed a Civilization?
Scott Horton and I discuss World War I and its hideous legacy. Also: why the Progressives favored intervention, what the Social Gospel clergy had to say, where Hitler came from, and a lot more. This episode is drawn from my recent appearance on the Scott Horton Show .… Read More
Ep. 1290 How Jeff Deist and I Advise a Child Who Wants to Run for President
A 9-year-old boy wrote me a letter not long ago, part of which asked me about politics, because he describes himself as “very interested in running for president someday.” Jeff Deist and I discussed the kind of things children that age might want to think… Read More
Ep. 1289 In Which My Secrets, Resentments, Passions, and Various Good and Bad Things Are Laid Bare
In this episode my colleague Bob Murphy interviews me about everything from public speaking (and my tips) to my resentments (and how I overcame them), our religious differences, my major contribution to the historical profession (not a joke!), and a lot more. One of my… Read More
Ep. 1288 Decriminalize Mushrooms
In recent years researchers have discovered therapeutic uses for psilocybin mushrooms where the results have been extraordinary. Kevin Matthews of Decriminalize Denver joins me to discuss these findings, current law, and what the law should be. Sponsor Blinkist lets you read (or listen to) the… Read More
Ep. 1287 The Left Can’t Meme, But We Sure Can
Mance Rayder’s second book is like a bazooka aimed at the leftism that is de rigueur in academia, entertainment, and culture. Using well-chosen memes, Mance demonstrates the double standards and inconsistency that characterize so many leftist arguments, and makes the case for the free society… Read More
Ep. 1286 Can Murray Rothbard Be Explained to Children?
You know you’ve really mastered a topic if you can explain it to a complete beginner and be understood. You’ve truly mastered it if you can convey the basic idea even to a child. And that’s precisely what the Tuttle Twins book series accomplishes. The… Read More
