Some voices in the libertarian world have argued that a basic income guarantee for everyone would be better than the current welfare state from a pragmatic point of view. Matt Zwolinski adds that it is morally required, given the dubious origins of so many existing… Read More
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Ep. 518 Woods Speech: What Has Government Done to Our Money?
Here I start with the basics and conclude with the financial crisis. The origins of money, how money creation was taken over by government, why deflation isn’t a problem, how even low inflation can devastate the average person, how central banking creates instability and moral… Read More
Ep. 517 Two Conscientious Objectors from the Air Force Tell Their Story
Justin and Jessica Pavoni entered the military for the same patriotic reasons many other Americans did in the years following 9/11. But several years later, they decided they could no longer participate, and filed for conscientious objector status. We follow them through the whole story… Read More
Ep. 516 Listen to this Episode; Your Life May Depend on It — How to Secede from a Perverse Medical System
Bob Murphy has co-written far and away the best book on health care from a libertarian perspective. But it’s not just economics and policy in here, great and original as that material is. It’s also chapters like “Surviving the Hospital” and “Medical Screening & Elective… Read More
Ep. 515 The VW Emissions Scandal, and More Car Issues for Libertarians
Eric Peters is the libertarian authority on cars, and writes at EPAutos.com . We discussed the VW issue, the $5000 SUV Americans aren’t allowed to buy, a court case in New Jersey that allows the police to search your car no matter what you’re stopped for,… Read More
Ep. 514 If the Establishment Loves You, You’re No Good: Henry Kissinger Edition
The American establishment treats Henry Kissinger like royalty. Dissidents call him a war criminal. I get to the bottom of all this with author and professor Greg Grandin. About the Guest Greg Grandin holds a Ph.D. in history from Yale University, and is a professor… Read More
Ep. 513 Can We Decide on a Main Problem with Socialism? Also: Why the Austrians Are Right About Monopoly
Is the socialist calculation problem severe enough to account for the collapse of communism? We discuss that, as well as the Rothbardian contribution to monopoly theory, and whether it makes sense to think of a “monopoly price” on the free market. About the Guest Jeffrey… Read More
Ep. 512 Are the Tolerant Millennials the Least Tolerant of All? New Research Asks Some Tough Questions
We’re told that young people today are just super — why, they’re so darn tolerant, unlike their stupid and backward parents and grandparents. But if we define toleration as involving how we treat the rights of people we dislike — and of course, we should… Read More
Ep. 511 Today’s Tom Sawyer: Neil Peart, Rush, and Liberty
There’s a reason so many libertarians are Rush fans, and even if for some reason you don’t care for their brand of music, you should know about them for the sake of libertarian literacy. Brad Birzer, author of a new book on drummer and writer… Read More
Ep. 510 The Truth About the Federal Reserve: A New Strategy for Conveying It
It’s hard to get a lot of people to accept our critique of a longstanding institution like the Fed. Frankly, it’s hard to get them to accept much of what we believe at all, given that for at least a dozen years they’ve been systematically… Read More
