As a fan of magic myself I was delighted to learn not only that I had a professional magician among my newsletter subscribers, but also that he managed to fool Penn and Teller on their Fool Us television program. Doc Dixon is a libertarian (like… Read More
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Ep. 1495 Space Exploration and the Private Sector
Jim Cantrell, co-founder and former CEO of Vector Launch, veteran employee of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab and France’s CNES, and founding team member of SpaceX and Moon Express, joins me to discuss the future of space exploration (including Mars settlement) and mankind’s activities in space,… Read More
Ep. 1494 The CIA and Mind Control
Bestselling author Stephen Kinzer returns to the show to discuss the CIA’s research and experiments in mind control. Sponsor Simple Habit is a meditation app that takes five minutes of your time, that you can use on the go (you don’t have to be in… Read More
Ep. 1493 Peter Schiff on What to Do With Your Money, and More
Peter Schiff returns to answer listener questions about Trump’s economics, navigating the ups and downs of the economy, and a lot more. Sponsor Honey is a free browser extension that saves you money wherever you shop online. Time magazine calls it “basically free money.” Get Honey at JoinHoney.com/woods.… Read More
Ep. 1492 Lew and I Watched the Debate So You Didn’t Have To
Lew Rockwell returns to discuss yet another Democratic debate. Join us as we slice through the inanities. Sponsor Simple Habit is a meditation app that takes five minutes of your time, that you can use on the go (you don’t have to be in the… Read More
Ep. 1491 How This Metal Vocalist Became a Libertarian (Hint: Ron Paul is Involved)
Phil Labonte, the outspoken libertarian frontman of the band All That Remains, joins me to discuss how he became a libertarian, how his views compare to those of other people in his genre, how the Internet has changed the music industry for better and worse,… Read More
Ep. 1490 Lessons of 9/11, with Scott Horton
Scott Horton joins me to commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and respond to the rah-rah “they hate us because we’re great” view of why the attacks occurred. About the Guest Scott Horton, managing director of the Libertarian Institute , is the host of Antiwar Radio on… Read More
Ep. 1489 Something to Celebrate: Left-Wing Thought Control Website Closes
The left-wing thought-control site ThinkProgress has closed its doors, after many years of policing allowable opinion. Because of my interests I’m aware in particular of their absurd treatment of the Tenth Amendment Center — which, unlike ThinkProgress, is alive and kicking. And speaking of kicking,… Read More
Ep. 1488 Opinions You’re Not Allowed to Hold
I review my refrain about the narrowness of allowable opinion in American (and Western) political discourse: you can argue about the fringes of what the state apparatus should be doing, but no fundamental questions may be raised. Also, at the end of the episode I… Read More
Ep. 1487 The State and the Roots of Collective Violence
David Gornoski has taken what sounds like rather an obscure topic — the mimetic theory of Rene Girard — and showing the liberty movement how it helps us understand the state and collective violence. Sponsor Simple Habit is a meditation app that takes five minutes of your… Read More
