Salon is unhappy with my guest: his children’s book series teaches libertarian ideas — and, worst of all, introduces them even to some of the ideas of…AYN RAND! About the Guest Connor Boyack is the author of several books and the president of the Libertas Institute ,… Read More
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Ep. 1053 Down With Schooling? Brett Veinotte Explores Alternatives
Brett Veinotte of the School Sucks Project just returned from a 40-day cross-country trip, where he held meetings and events highlighting alternative approaches to education. He joins me today to discuss what he found. About the Guest Brett Veinotte is the host and editor of… Read More
Ep. 1052 Catalonia, Spain, and Secession: What’s the Libertarian Answer?
Marco Bassani, a professor of the history of political theory at the University of Milan, joins me to discuss a question that has divided libertarians: is the independence of Catalonia from Spain a cause that should be cheered? Sponsor Need a comfy mattress without breaking… Read More
Ep. 1051 Want to Be Poorer? Defy These Economic Laws
Hunter Lewis, in an amazing book called Economics in Three Lessons & One Hundred Economic Laws, concisely reviews the crucial economic ideas that can help people see the world in a whole new way. About the Guest Hunter Lewis is an author and a co-founder of… Read More
Ep. 1050 How State and Society Invented Adolescence, and Screwed Up Young People
According to Dr. Robert Epstein, adolescence is an artificial construct of recent vintage, unknown in earlier times or indeed in many parts of the world today. The creation of this category, and the assumptions that inform it (by state and society alike) have harmed young… Read More
Ep. 1049 Harvard Student: Campus Left Distorts True Nature of Communism
Laura Nicolae, a sophomore at Harvard (and whose father fled communist eastern Europe), made some waves recently with an article for the Harvard Crimson about the cavalier way the campus left treats the subject of communism. Sponsor Away carry-ons and suitcases make the perfect gift, with a… Read More
Ep. 1048 A Moral Case for Resisting the Federal Government
I’ve long been associated with the cause of nullification of unconstitutional federal laws, having written a book on it. Here I discuss various arguments — historical, constitutional, and moral — in favor, with special emphasis toward the end on the moral argument. Thanks to the Tenth Amendment Center… Read More
Ep. 1047 Early Anarchists, from Godwin to Spooner — What Did They Believe?
Rothbardian anarcho-capitalists, who make up a substantial proportion of my audience, are often confused by non-libertarian anarchists, who don’t seem like real anarchists to them. These anarchists, in turn, feel the same way about anarcho-capitalists. In this episode, Professor Gerard Casey reviews the thought of… Read More
Ep. 1046 My Most Important Influence, and Why I Fight for It
In today’s episode I share the remarks I delivered at the Mises Institute ‘s 35th anniversary event in New York City in October 2017. No intra-libertarian drama here; just the hows and whys behind the importance and success of the Mises Institute, a place I truly cherish,… Read More
Ep. 1045 The Key Ingredient in Why We Understand the Economy, and They Don’t
There’s one thing in particular that the Austrian School of economics understands better than do other schools, and it helps to explain why the Austrians in turn better understand how the economy works (and what makes it not work). That thing is capital theory. Boring?… Read More