Tom does another listener Q&A episode, discussing economics, the “perpetual union” of the Articles of Confederation, and his experiences in graduate school.
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Ep. 238 How Private Schools Educate the Poor
James Tooley, author of The Beautiful Tree: A Personal Journey into How the World’s Poorest People Are Educating Themselves , defies the conventional wisdom about education, the poor, and the state.
Ep. 237 Why Are We So Rich?
Deirdre McCloskey, the author most recently of The Bourgeois Virtues and Bourgeois Dignity , explains how the West got rich.
Ep. 236 The Totalitarian Mind
Michael Malice, author of Dear Reader: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il , talks about totalitarianism in its hard and soft forms.
Ep. 235 How to Become an Entrepreneur
Chris Guillebeau , author of The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future , gives practical advice, not empty platitudes, about working for yourself and becoming successful.
Ep. 234 All About Publishing
Tom talks about his experiences in publishing, and what we can learn from them.
Ep. 233 Tom Q&A!
Tom answers some listener questions, and talks about Real Dissent , his forthcoming book. (The pre-order page for the paperback edition will be available soon.)
Ep. 232 The Robber Barons and Monopoly
Tom separates fact from fiction.
Ep. 231 The State Is Not a Public Service Agency
Tom discusses myths people believe about the state.
Ep. 230 Austrian Economics and the Liberty Movement
“Austrian economics is the indispensable anchor of the liberty movement,” says Tom in this episode.
