When the most radical of the French revolutionaries attempted the total transformation of society, the result was mass murder. I tell the grim story in today’s episode. It’s taken from my Western Civilization from 1493 course for the Ron Paul Curriculum. Three Ways to Get This… Read More
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Ep. 452 Early Christianity on War and the Military: Mike Huckabee Would Not Have Fit In
We know early Christians avoided service in the Roman army, but was that because of its pagan religious overtones or out of a moral opposition to violence and bloodshed — or both? And what happened to make military service acceptable for Christians centuries later? I… Read More
Ep. 451 The Crimes of Communism: What Did The Left Know, and When?
The late ex-Marxist Eugene Genovese famously confronted his fellow leftists over what he called The Question — what they knew about communist atrocities and when they knew it. It’s one of the most devastating articles I’ve ever read, and I review it in this episode.… Read More
Ep. 450 Noam Chomsky Led Me to Libertarianism, Says Guest
The outstanding economist and libertarian writer Gene Epstein describes his unlikely journey to libertarianism. If you don’t know Gene yet, you’re in for a real treat. About the Guest Gene Epstein is economics and book review editor of Barron’s . Special Offer At Code School , you can… Read More
Ep. 449 Ron Paul and Paul Krugman in Their Own Words: Who Nailed It, and Who Was Clueless?
Paul Krugman likes to claim that he correctly diagnosed what was happening to the economy and advocated the proper measures during the Bush years, leading up to the financial crisis. But put his words side by side with Ron Paul’s, and we discover who the… Read More
Ep. 448 The Iran Deal and Rand Paul’s Response
The Iran nuclear deal is being heartily denounced by the GOP presidential field, Rand Paul included. What does the deal say, and why does Rand Paul oppose it? How does he distinguish himself from the field now? Scott Horton returns to discuss these and other… Read More
Ep. 447 Woods and Murphy Are Pro-Choice, or: Mises Made Easier
Bob Murphy’s new book Choice — a digestible, easily understood overview of the arguments in Ludwig von Mises’ Human Action — is getting reviews as enthusiastic as any I have ever seen. We discuss the book, and controversial topics in Austrian economics, in today’s episode! About the Guest… Read More
Ep. 446 No, Progressives, Capitalism Isn’t Fascism: Here’s What Nazi Germany’s Economy Looked Like
Capitalism is sometimes equated with “fascism” by some of its most visceral critics. But the whole point of fascism, as its architects explained again and again, was to produce an alternative to both communism and capitalism! In today’s episode I spend some time discussing what… Read More
Ep. 445 John Rawls and the Left’s Case for Redistribution
Today I explore the egalitarian ideas of John Rawls, the enormously significant political thinker to whom so many social democratic theorists refer. In this episode I’m sharing with you a lesson from my government course for the Ron Paul Curriculum. Enjoy! Three Ways to Get This… Read More
Ep. 444 What Did the Fourteenth Amendment Really Mean?
With the handing down of the Obergefell decision, the Fourteenth Amendment is back in the news. What was it really supposed to mean? Not what do some libertarians and conservatives wish it said, but what was it originally supposed to mean? Kevin Gutzman joins me… Read More
