How do you figure out what kind of work you were meant to do? Not by “following your dreams,” since a lot of dreams, frankly, shouldn’t be followed and won’t earn you a dime. The new book by Chris Guillebeau offers case studies as well… Read More
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Ep. 632 On the Front Lines Against Bernie-mania
The Ethan Allen Institute promotes free markets in — wait for it! — Vermont, where the ideas of Senator Bernie Sanders have affected the political culture of the entire state. We get some insights into Bernie and into promoting free-market ideas in hostile territory. About… Read More
Ep. 631 Do Economics and the Virtues Intersect?
Do economics and the virtues have anything to do with one another? How do we reply to those who would say that capitalism and virtue can hardly be mentioned in the same sentence? Is economics a moral science? A highly engaging conversation that wrestles with… Read More
Ep. 630 The Legalization Cure for the Heroin Epidemic
There’s a possibly counterintuitive solution to the heroin epidemic, says Mark Thornton: legalization. We discuss his recent article. About the Guest Mark Thornton, a senior fellow of the Mises Institute , is book review editor of the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics and teaches economics at Auburn University.… Read More
Ep. 629 Silenced Whistleblower Defies Authorities: A Conversation with Sibel Edmonds
Sibel Edmonds is a former translator for the FBI and founder of the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition. Special Offer OK, all you folks out there who sell things: tonight is your LAST CHANCE to watch libertarian Daniel Levis, one of the great email marketers in… Read More
Ep. 628 The War on Food and Drink Freedom, and One Group That’s Fighting Back
We’ve heard about the raw milk controversy, but there’s so much more to the issue of food and drink freedom, and the regulatory thicket ordinary farmers are expected to navigate. We get the inside scoop from the executive director of the Farm to Consumer Legal… Read More
Ep. 627 Why We Can’t Have Nice Cars: Government’s War on Producers and Consumers
Libertarian car expert Eric Peters returns to the show to discuss a smorgasbord of topics, including the bubble in the used car market, how to get around government regulations by (essentially) calling a car a motorcycle, and the state of diesel vehicles in the U.S.… Read More
Ep. 626 The Perverse Consequences of Drones and High Level Targeting
Ep. 625 Feminism vs. Free Speech and a Free Economy
By popular demand, Christina Hoff Sommers joins me to discuss feminism, which has become 40% crazier just since she started writing about it. We discuss women in science, women’s pay, campus rape statistics, and much more. About the Guest Christina Hoff Sommers is W.H. Brady… Read More
Ep. 624 Ron Paul’s Bodyguard: This Guy Has Stories
Imagine what you would have seen and heard had you been in charge of security for the 2012 Ron Paul presidential campaign. You’d have accumulated some stories, right? Well, imagine no more: today’s guest was himself Ron Paul’s director of security and yes, he has… Read More
