CJ Killmer, host of the Dangerous History Podcast and popularly known as Prof. CJ, joins me to discuss the antiwar views of the fascinating Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler, author of War Is a Racket. Black Friday Is Here Clock is ticking on the best deal… Read More
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Ep. 790 The Evils of Dodd-Frank
Peter Wallison joins me to discuss the horrifying face of financial reform, and why it should be completely repealed. About the Guest Peter J. Wallison is the Arthur F. Burns Fellow in Financial Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute. Black Friday Is Here Clock… Read More
Ep. 789 Whether the Left Can Be Reached, and How Libertarians Should Proceed
Jason Stapleton and I review a recent article of mine on how easy — or difficult — it will be to use the election of Donald Trump as an opportunity to persuade leftists that they should favor smaller government. Source of This Interview The Jason Stapleton Program Article Discussed… Read More
Ep. 788 More Perverse Consequences of Regulation: Automobile Edition
The great Eric Peters, who runs EricPetersAutos.com, joins me to discuss the perverse results of automobile regulation, how a Trump administration might affect the car market in the US, and standouts for the 2017 model year. About the Guest Eric Peters is the libertarian authority… Read More
Ep. 787 The Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, and “Limited Government”
Are your progressive friends correct to say the US Constitution is not a limited government document after all? Bill Watkins joins me to discuss both the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation, and what the light of history can tell us about each. About the… Read More
Ep. 786 Why the Electoral College Is Great, and No One Should Even Think About Abolishing It
Ever since the election of Donald Trump, the electoral college has been in the left’s crosshairs. Why, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote! She should be the winner! Kevin Gutzman, Brion McClanahan, and I discuss what’s so dreadfully wrong with this conventional way of thinking.… Read More
Ep. 785 Trump: His Election and His Direction, with Lew Rockwell
Lew Rockwell returns to the show to discuss the election of Trump, the left’s reaction, early indications of where he might go, and dangers to watch out for. About the Guest Lew Rockwell is publisher of LewRockwell.com , and founder and chairman of the Mises Institute . Free… Read More
Ep. 784 The Road to Serfdom — What Kids and Adults Can Learn from It
Connor Boyack, creator of the Tuttle Twins children’s books series, has just today released the latest title in the series, based on F.A. Hayek’s classic book The Road to Serfdom. We discuss themes from that book — themes most adults could stand to hear, and… Read More
Ep. 783 Did Crazy Financial Instruments Bring Down the Economy?
The conventional wisdom holds that mortgage-backed securities, credit-default swaps, and the like were responsible for the fragility, uncertainty, and ultimate collapse of 2008. Is that true? Professor Ed Stringham offers a revisionist account. About the Guest Ed Stringham is the Davis Professor for Economic Organizations… Read More
Ep. 782 Another Professor Refuses to Surrender to the Campus Snowflakes
Professor Anthony Esolen, author of many books and acclaimed translator of Dante’s Divine Comedy, unexpectedly ran afoul of the campus thought police in recent weeks. He suggested in print that the kind of superficial, bean-counting “diversity” with which academia is so obsessed threatens to undermine… Read More
