Larry Ludlow reports from his own experiences within the government school system. It’s pretty brutal, folks. 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 lotus… Read More
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Ep. 1476 Government, Food, Farmers, and You
John Moody returns to update us on government and its various agencies, and how they affect farmers, your food, and you. Sponsor Blinkist lets you read (or listen to) the key lessons and takeaways from 2500+ nonfiction books in 15 minutes or less. Get a… Read More
Ep. 1475 Gene Epstein Smacks Down Progressive Economics
Gene Epstein returns to discuss People, Power, and Profits: Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent, the new book by economist Joseph Stiglitz. It gets the full Epstein treatment. Sponsor Skillshare is an online learning community with over 27,000 classes in design, business, technology, and… Read More
Ep. 1474 What Is Fascism?
Gerard Casey, professor emeritus of philosophy at University College, Dublin, joins me to discuss the philosophy of fascism, which he describes as a form of irrationalism. Sponsor Simple Habit is a meditation app that takes five minutes of your time, that you can use on… Read More
Ep. 1473 Are People Naturally Libertarian? and Other Questions With the LP’s Executive Director
Dan Fishman recently became executive director of the Libertarian Party. He joins me to discuss (among plenty of other things) his political evolution, where he sees the party going, and whether people are naturally libertarian or anti-libertarian. Links Mentioned lp.org/join AmericaAtPeace.com 22Trillion.org Free Resources! 1) Free guide on how… Read More
Ep. 1472 How We Flourish Without a Central Planner
Julie Borowski, the popular libertarian content creator, has just released a children’s book called Nobody Knows How to Make a Pizza, in which she illustrates how, without a central planner, amazing feats of production that could be carried out (or even fully understood) by no… Read More
Ep. 1471 How to Conquer Self-Destructive Behavior
Today I am joined by two libertarians: Dr. Michael Edelstein and Dr. David Ramsay Steele. Together they wrote Three Minute Therapy: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life, which applies an easily replicated technique to conquering all sorts of undesirable conditions and behaviors: depression, excessive drinking,… Read More
Ep. 1470 Vince Vaughn on Hollywood, Libertarianism, and American Politics
Vince Vaughn has scores of Hollywood films to his credit — from The Lost World: Jurassic Park to Hacksaw Ridge and many in between — and has been a Ron Paul supporter since the 2008 presidential campaign. He and Tom discuss Hollywood, libertarianism, and American… Read More
Ep. 1469 Scott Horton on Iran, Syria, and His Critics
Not long ago the great libertarian foreign policy expert Scott Horton joined me for a full week’s worth of episodes. We got some great feedback and a little criticism, so Scott and I decided that replying to critics makes for great episodes, too. So we’re… Read More
Ep. 1468 Spooner vs. Locke: Can Governments Rest on “Consent”?
John Locke tries to rest the legitimacy of government on the consent of the people. But can they really give consent? Locke himself admitted that unanimous consent was impossible, but thought the state could be legitimized anyway. Lysander Spooner thought otherwise: if we as individuals… Read More
