Jacob Hornberger of the Future of Freedom Foundation discusses CIA mischief at home and abroad, and why the national security state is a threat to American liberty. Sponsor Skillshare is an online learning community with over 27,000 classes in design, business, technology, and more. Get…
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Denis McNamara, author of How to Read Churches, joins me to discuss Notre Dame Cathedral and Church architecture in general, in the wake of the terrible fire just two days ago. Professor McNamara is academic director and associate professor at the Liturgical Institute at Mundelein…
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Patrick Moore, who spent nine years as president of Greenpeace Canada and another six as a director of Greenpeace International, joins me to critique the Green New Deal proposal. Guest’s Book Confessions of a Greenpeace Dropout: The Making of a Sensible Environmentalist Guest’s Twitter @EcoSenseNow Related Episodes Ep. 1327 The Green New Deal Is Insane (Tom Woods Show) Ep. 168 The Problems…
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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London last Thursday. The media and political sources who despise him are doing their best to make his activities sound nefarious and disreputable. But when Assange’s activity is described correctly and precisely, it suddenly…
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Antony Sammeroff joins me to discuss Andrew Yang’s recent appearance with Ben Shapiro, and how Shapiro might have pushed back a bit more against Yang’s proposal of a universal basic income. Interview Discussed Andrew Yang | The Ben Shapiro Show Sunday Special Ep. 45 Guest’s Website Be Yourself and Love It Guest’s Podcast Scottish Liberty Podcast Guest’s Twitter @scottishlibpod Related Links Medicare For All!!! – Truth And Fiction (Scottish Liberty Podcast) Related…
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Today’s episode covers a wide array of foundational libertarian topics: positive vs. negative rights, Locke vs. Hobbes, constitutional interpretation, slavery and the U.S. Constitution, subsidiarity, the social contract, and a lot more. It comes from my recent appearance on the Western Canon Podcast . Related Episodes Ep. 969 Where Do…
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All right, not quite everything, but on: Trump, Russiagate, the media, Barry Goldwater, meeting Rothbard, being Mises’ editor, becoming an anarcho-capitalist, and more. Guest’s Political Blog Lew Rockwell’s Political Theatre Selected Books by the Guest Fascism vs. Capitalism Against the State: An Anarcho-Capitalist Manifesto Guest’s Facebook Lew Rockwell Guest’s Twitter @LewRockwell The Contra Cruise! Join Bob and Tom as they set sail for Alaska ,…
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I felt uneasy after my recent episode with Michael Malice on the meaning of political left and right, and now I know why: I’ve been wrong about a major piece of the puzzle. The brilliant Paul Gottfried joins me to walk through the issue: is…
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Mark Pulliam returns to the show to discuss the problem of faux originalism in constitutional interpretation, emanating these days from certain libertarian and conservative think tanks. It’s easy to be fooled by these arguments. What these arguments promote in the long run is not liberty…
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Andy Ngo of Quillette.com joins me to discuss recent hate crime hoaxes, particularly in left-liberal Portland, as well as dissident journalism in general and his own philosophical evolution after observing the progressive left up close again and again. Related Article “ Inside the Suspicious Rise of Gay Hate Crimes in Portland ,” by Andy Ngo Guest’s…
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