Larry Reed joins us once again to discuss common myths and misconceptions about the free society: Sinclair’s The Jungle, state education, Franklin Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover, and more! About the Guest Larry Reed is president of the Foundation for Economic Education. Book Discussed Excuse Me, Professor: Challenging the Myths of Progressivism Guest’s Website Foundation for Economic Education Special… Read More
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Ep. 466 What Is Entrepreneurship, and Can It be Taught?
Can entrepreneurship be taught or is it an inherent trait? Matthew McCaffrey joins Tom to discuss it in today’s episode. About the Guest Matthew McCaffrey is Lecturer in Enterprise at the University of Manchester. Faculty Page Dr. Matthew McCaffrey Paper Discussed “ Bridging the Gap between Entrepreneurship Teaching and Economics ” by Matthew McCaffrey Related Articles “ A Theory of Political Entrepreneurship… Read More
Ep. 465 The War on Cash: You Won’t Believe How and Why Governments Are Waging It
It’s not enough that governments took away the people’s gold and made them hold paper — now they want the people to get rid of the paper! What’s behind the global attack on cash? Charles Hugh Smith pulls back the curtain. About the Guest Charles… Read More
Ep. 464 How to Help Your Friends Understand Why You’re an Austro-Libertarian
What is it, exactly, that makes Austrian economics so compelling, especially to someone who believes in freedom? This episode will help you explain it to your skeptical friends. Host of this Event Mises Institute Related Episodes Ep. 289 Austrian Economics vs. the Mainstream (Randall Holcombe) Ep. 257 Austrian Economics vs. a… Read More
Ep. 463 Lew Rockwell and Tom Woods Discuss the GOP Debate
Lew and Tom discuss the first Republican presidential debate! About the Guest Lew Rockwell is publisher of LewRockwell.com , and founder and chairman of the Mises Institute . Articles Mentioned “ Is Rand Paul Missing His Giuliani Moment? ” by Daniel McCarthy “ Nations by Consent: Decomposing the Nation State ” (PDF), by Murray N. Rothbard “ On Free Immigration and Forced Integration ,” by Hans-Hermann Hoppe Guest’s… Read More
Ep. 462 We Found a Major Flaw in the Egalitarian Argument
Gene Epstein discovered a crushing flaw in the argument of Thomas Piketty, whose book Capital in the 21st Century has been used as an indictment of capitalism and inequality. He shares it in this episode! About the Guest Gene Epstein is economics and book review… Read More
Ep. 461 The Fallacies of Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders has generated tremendous enthusiasm for his presidential campaign. His ideas, though, are garden-variety leftism, based in envy, misplaced anger, and economic absurdities. About the Guest Grant Phillips runs The Modern Libertarian and is an administrator of We Are Capitalists . Articles Discussed “ Here’s Why Bernie Sanders is Wrong About Everything ,” by Grant Phillips “ Bernie Sanders Pushes More Stupid Socialism During Reddit AMA ,”… Read More
Ep. 460 Jefferson and Jackson: Good Guys, Bad Guys, or One of Each?
The Democratic Party of Connecticut has dropped the names of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson from its annual dinner. Does this move make sense? Were these good guys or bad guys, and would they recognize the modern Democratic Party? About the Guest James Madison biographer… Read More
Ep. 459 My Speech to the YAL Convention: What We Say, and What Progressives Pretend We Say
We seem to understand progressives far better than they understand us. In these remarks, the keynote address at the 2015 Young Americans for Liberty national convention, I review example after sorry example of this phenomenon, while incidentally making the case for libertarianism. Host of this… Read More
Ep. 458 May a Libertarian Take Money from the State?
Walter Block joins us to ask a question a lot of scrupulous libertarians have wondered about: may a libertarian take government money, or hold a job involving government contracts, and the like, while being morally and philosophically consistent? About the Guest Walter Block holds an… Read More
